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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
Mark A. Davison, Mason, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott B. Killinger, Madeira, OH (US);
Jonathan T. Batross, Mason, OH (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Loveland, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bingshi Wang, Mason, OH (US);
Nathaniel F. Barbera, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Davison, Mason, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Scott B. Killinger, Madeira, OH (US);
Jonathan T. Batross, Mason, OH (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Loveland, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bingshi Wang, Mason, OH (US);
Nathaniel F. Barbera, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue may comprise a handle, a trigger, an electrical input, and a shaft extending from the handle. The surgical instrument may comprise an end effector. The end effector may comprise a cammed compression surface. The end effector may comprise an electrode comprising a tapered tissue contacting surface. Some surgical instruments may comprise an overload member.