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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mark A. Neurohr, Newport, KY (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Apex, NC (US);
Louis T. DeLuca, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Mason, OH (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument configured to be coupled to a transducer configured to produce vibrations. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector comprising an ultrasonic blade, a protective sheath, and outer tube and an aperture. The ultrasonic blade extends along a longitudinal axis of the end effector and is configured to be coupled to a transducer. The protective sheath extends at least partially around the ultrasonic blade. The outer tube extends at least partially along the longitudinal axis. The aperture defines a channel extending at least partially through the end effector along the longitudinal axis.