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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Yong MA, Cheshire, CT (US);
Russell S. Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Yong Ma, Cheshire, CT (US);
Russell S. Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a handle portion, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion, and a tool adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body portion and having at least one jaw movable to a clamping position to clamp tissue. A tactile feedback system includes an expandable member extending from the handle portion, the expandable member providing a tactile indicator of a tissue parameter of tissue clamped by the least one jaw.
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