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- Patent Title: Monopolar and bipolar functionality
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Application No.: US16375492Application Date: 2019-04-04
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Publication No.: US11376063B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Patrick J. Minnelli , Darcy Greep , Ion Nicolaescu , John Brady , Chad Frampton , Matthew Schneider , Richard W. Timm , Mark Glassett
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
Surgical devices, systems, and methods are provided for applying monopolar energy and bipolar energy to tissue. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided with an end effector that has first and second jaws movable between an open position and a closed position, and a conductive member that extends through the end effector. The conductive member has a retracted position in which the conductive member is substantially disposed within the end effector and an extended position in which the conductive member extends at least partially distally beyond the end effector. The conductive member is configured to conduct energy through tissue adjacent thereto at least when the conductive member is in the extended position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200315691A1 MONOPOLAR AND BIPOLAR FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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