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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Erik Walberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brandon Loudermilk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
AESCULAP AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00184 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00202 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2090/035 (2016.02);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device for cutting and sealing tissue includes an upper jaw located at a distal end of the electrosurgical device that opposes a lower jaw. The lower jaw is pivotally connected to the upper jaw by a pivot connection. The pivot connection includes a passage that contains a portion of the upper jaw. The upper jaw is axially displaceable through the passage to pivot the upper jaw relative to the lower jaw between a relatively open condition and a relatively closed condition. The upper jaw and lower jaw are operable in the relatively closed condition to deliver RF energy to tissue.