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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Nataliya Chernova, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Boris Chernov, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Igoris Misuchenko, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Georgy Martsinovskiy, Saint-Petersburg, RU;
Mikhail Verbitsky, Stoughton, MA (US);
COVIDIEN 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. The assembly also includes a thread-like member having a first end coupled to at least one jaw member and a drive member coupled to a second end of the thread-like member. The drive member is configured to position the thread-like member between a first position and a second position, wherein the thread-like member cuts tissue when positioned in the second position.