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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jean M. Beaupre, Alexandria, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balanced ultrasonic surgical instrument according to the present invention includes an ultrasonic transmission rod which is connected to a blade or end effector by a balance portion, which includes first and second balance asymmetries designed to compensate for the imbalances induced by the blade.