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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Loveland, OH (US);
Gordon J. Leather, White Roding, GB;
David J. Stocks, Melbourn, GB;
David I. Ruddenklau, Bishopdale, NZ;
Robin M. Lee, Linton, GB;
Rebecca A. Wilkins, Essex, GB;
Wai T. Chan, Longstanon, GB;
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Los Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument is disclosed. The medical instrument includes a housing, a control lever rotatably coupled to the housing, at least one electrical contact, a radio frequency (RF) generation circuit coupled to and operated by the battery and operable to generate an RF drive signal and to provide the RF drive signal to the at least one electrical contact and an initialization clip coupled to housing and the control lever to prevent operation of the RF generation circuit and movement of the control lever.