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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Salvatore Privitera, Mason, OH (US);
Matthew Monti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Adam Harp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason Iain Glithero, Mason, OH (US);
William J. Abner, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jeffrey Stone, Lebanon, OH (US);
Salvatore Privitera, Mason, OH (US);
Matthew Monti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Adam Harp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason Iain Glithero, Mason, OH (US);
William J. Abner, Marlborough, MA (US);
Jeffrey Stone, Lebanon, OH (US);
AtriCure, Inc., West Chester, OH (US);
Abstract
A robotic surgical instrument comprising: (a) a first jaw including a first bipolar electrical lead; (b) a second jaw including a second bipolar electrical lead; (c) a robotic arm operatively coupled to the first jaw and the second jaw, the robotic arm including a coupling mounted to the first and second jaws that allows the first jaw to be repositioned with respect to the second jaw; and, (d) a surgical tool head including a first electrical load in electrical communication with a first and second electrical terminals, the first surgical tool head adapted to be mounted to the first and second jaws to establish a first junction between the first bipolar electrical lead and the first electrical terminal and a second junction between the second bipolar electrical lead and the second electrical terminal.