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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Sarah A. Noschang, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 17/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure on the blood vessel between and including 60 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.