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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Boris Chernov, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Nataliya Chernova, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Igoris Misuchenko, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Georgy Martsinovskiy, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Mikhail Verbitsky, Stoughton, MA (US);
Boris Chernov, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Igoris Misuchenko, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Georgy Martsinovskiy, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Mikhail Verbitsky, Stoughton, MA (US);
Coviden LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector assembly for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The end effector assembly includes a pair of opposing jaw members configured to grasp tissue therebetween, at least one jaw member adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy to seal tissue disposed between jaw members during a sealing process. At least one of the jaw members includes an activator configured to selectively impart mechanical perturbations to the at least one jaw member during the sealing process.