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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Arlen J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Gary M. Couture, Longmont, CO (US);
Rebecca J. Coulson, Lyons, CO (US);
Sara E. Anderson, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a surgical system that may include an end effector assembly configured to conduct energy through tissue to treat tissue, the end effector assembly including at least one limited-use portion, the limited-use portion configured to degrade during use, and a control system configured to monitor degradation of the limited-use portion.