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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:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Andrew T. Beckman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Bradley E. White, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cory G. Kimball, Hamilton, OH (US);
John F. Cummings, Madeira, OH (US);
Al Mirel, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher J. Schall, Mason, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Wayne, PA (US);
David A. Witt, Maineville, OH (US);
Mary E. Mootoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Raymond M. Banks, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tamara Widenhouse, Clarksville, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Mason, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Milford, OH (US);
Paul Guerra, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ethicon LLC, Los Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a surgical instrument is provided that may comprise an end effector for performing a surgical procedure on tissue, for example. The end effector may comprise at least one energy delivery surface and heat dissipation means for dissipating heat from at least a portion of the end effector. For example, in at least one embodiment, the end effector may comprise a first jaw, a second jaw, and a cutting member. The cutting member may comprise a cutting surface and a body, which may define a cavity and at least one opening communicating with the cavity. A fluid may be moved through the cavity to and/or from the opening(s). Additionally, in at least one embodiment, a surgical instrument's end effector may comprise a first jaw, a second jaw, a cutting member, and at least one heat pipe. Various other heat dissipation means are also disclosed.