Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments for blunt and sharp tissue dissection
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Application No.: US15156710Application Date: 2016-05-17
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Publication No.: US10251662B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Jay T. Breindel
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32 ; A61B17/285 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/3201 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument including a housing, an elongated body, an end effector, and a dissection element. The housing has a handle assembly and the elongated body extends from the housing. The end effector is supported at a distal end of the elongated body and is operatively associated with the handle assembly. The dissection element is disposed about the elongated body proximal to the distal end of the elongated body. The dissection element is configured to bluntly dissect tissue surrounding the elongated body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160354102A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR BLUNT AND SHARP TISSUE DISSECTION Public/Granted day:2016-12-08
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