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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Robert J. Behnke, Ii, Erie, CO (US);
Scott E. M. Frushour, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey L. Jensen, Boulder, CO (US);
Wayne L. Moul, Loveland, CO (US);
Robert J. Behnke, II, Erie, CO (US);
Scott E. M. Frushour, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey L. Jensen, Boulder, CO (US);
Wayne L. Moul, Loveland, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly includes a pair of opposing jaw members movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to at least one subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members includes a microwave antenna assembly and a shielding member including a metallic plate coupled to ground and a dielectric material. The end effector assembly also includes a splitter configured to receive an active signal from a source of microwave energy and split the active signal into a first signal transmitted to the microwave antenna assembly in one of the jaw members and a second signal transmitted in the microwave antenna assembly in the other jaw member.