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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Davison, Mason, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jonathan T. Batross, Mason, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Bingshi Wang, Mason, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue may comprise a handle, a trigger, an electrical input, and a shaft extending from the handle. The surgical instrument may comprise an end effector first and second tissue engaging surfaces that are slanted with respect to a transection plane. The end effector may, for example, have an electrode defining a V-shaped cross sectional profile. The end effector may comprise a plurality of raised surfaces that are received by a plurality of indentions when the end effector is in the closed position. The end effector may comprise a cutting member having a plurality of bands.