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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Jason R. Lesko, Harrison, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles S. Black, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William E. Clem, Bozeman, MT (US);
Emron Henry, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Kevin M. Montgomery, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Jason R. Lesko, Harrison, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Gregory A. Trees, Loveland, OH (US);
Charles S. Black, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William E. Clem, Bozeman, MT (US);
Emron Henry, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Kevin M. Montgomery, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device includes a body, an end effector, a cutting member, and a shaft. The end effector comprises a pair of jaws and at least one electrode that is operable to deliver RF energy to tissue clamped between the jaws. The cutting member is operable to cut tissue clamped between the jaws. The shaft includes an articulation section that is operable to selectively position the end effector at non-parallel positions relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The body includes a controller operable to selectively actuate the articulation section. The controller may include a rotary knob, a pivoting knob, or a pivoting fin, among other things. An electrical coupling may contact a conductive moving member along at least two axes. A resiliently biased lever may assist a trigger in returning from an actuated position to a home position.