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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Luke Waaler, Longmont, CO (US);
William E. Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jason L. Craig, Loveland, CO (US);
Diana Gunnarson, Longmont, CO (US);
Luke Waaler, Longmont, CO (US);
William E. Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jason L. Craig, Loveland, CO (US);
Diana Gunnarson, Longmont, CO (US);
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an electrosurgical instrument having a housing that includes a generator configured to output electrosurgical energy and a controller configured to control the output of the generator. The instrument also includes a switch coupled to the controller and configured to provide a signal to the controller to select the energy modality of the electrosurgical energy. An indicator is also included to provide an indication of the selected energy modality.