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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
David A. Witt, Maineville, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Mary E. Mootoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Wayne, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00958 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for operating on tissue includes an end effector, a first actuator, and a second actuator. The end effector includes a first jaw pivotable relative to a second jaw to a closed position. The first actuator is movable from a first position to a second position to pivot the first jaw to the closed position. The first actuator engages the second actuator in the second position to selectively provide RF energy to the end effector.