Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Jaw force control for electrosurgical forceps
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Application No.: US14992075Application Date: 2016-01-11
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Publication No.: US10172672B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Amarsinh D. Jadhav
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/28
- IPC: A61B17/28 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/04 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a first shaft, a second shaft, and a hinge. The first shaft includes a proximal handle and a distal jaw member. The second shaft includes a first segment that has a proximal handle and a second segment that has a distal jaw member. One of the first and second shafts is pivotal relative to the other to pivot the jaw members between an open configuration where the jaw members are spaced relative to one another and an activatable configuration where the jaw members are closer to one another and suitable for applying electrosurgical energy to tissue disposed therebetween. The hinge couples the first and second segments to one another. The first and second segments have a straight configuration where the first and second segments align with a longitudinal axis and a pivoted configuration where the second segment is disposed at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170196620A1 JAW FORCE CONTROL FOR ELECTROSURGICAL FORCEPS Public/Granted day:2017-07-13
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