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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, West Chester, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles S. Black, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kreena R. Modi, Akron, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary W. Knight, West Chester, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles S. Black, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kreena R. Modi, Akron, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device comprises a body, an end effector, a cutting member, and a shaft extending between the body and the end effector. The end effector includes a pair of jaws and at least one electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue clamped between the jaws. The cutting member is operable to cut tissue clamped between the jaws. The shaft includes an articulation section that is operable to selectively position the end effector at non-parallel positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The articulation section may include beads, segments, asymmetric features, preformedly bent features, an integral hinge, a helical cutout or spring, clevis features, an angled joint, a beaded actuation linkage, and/or an offset pivot, among other things. The device may also include a crimped cutting member, a retroacting cutting member, dual pivoting jaws, and/or a wire tensioning assembly.