公开(公告)号：US20200078043A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16549821

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Steven P. Smolik ,  David J. Cagle ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  Paul F. Riestenberg ,  Charles J. Scheib ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Ryan M. Asher

IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm and a clamp pad. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly.

公开(公告)号：US10433864B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15097630

申请日：2016-04-13

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Tony C. Siebel ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Matthew C. Miller

IPC: A61B17/28 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/3201 ,  A61B17/00

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a gripping assembly, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a pivoting member. The gripping assembly defines a first opening for receiving a finger or a thumb of a user. The gripping assembly includes a first deformable feature that is configured to be moved in order to increase or decrease a cross-sectional area of the first opening. The shaft assembly extends distally from the gripping assembly. The end effector is positioned at a distal end of the shaft assembly and includes a first member. The pivoting member is pivotably coupled with the shaft assembly. The pivoting member is pivotable with respect to the first member of the end effector between an open position and a closed position to thereby clamp tissue between the first member and the pivoting member.

公开(公告)号：US20190290938A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US16368954

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： John A. Hibner ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Richard W. Timm ,  Paul F. Riestenberg ,  Craig N. Faller ,  Richard C. Smith ,  David A. Witt ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson

IPC: A61N7/02 ,  A61B17/32

Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with an ultrasonic transducer via an acoustic waveguide that extends through the shaft assembly. The clamp arm is configured to pivot about a first pivot point toward and away from the ultrasonic blade along a first angular path from a first position to a second position to thereby provide a tissue sealing mode of operation. The clamp arm is further configured to pivot about a second pivot point toward and away from the ultrasonic blade along second angular path from the second position to a third position to thereby provide a tissue cutting and sealing mode of operation. The second pivot point is proximal to the first pivot point.

公开(公告)号：US20190262029A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16287160

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Daniel W. Price ,  Donna L. Korvick ,  Foster B. Stulen

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/128 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/122

Abstract: A surgical system comprises an end effector including an ultrasonic blade and a capturing arm, wherein the capturing arm is movable to capture tissue against the ultrasonic blade. In addition, the surgical system includes a transducer configured to generate ultrasonic energy for transmission to the ultrasonic blade and a clamping member removably coupled to the end effector, the clamping member configured to clamp the captured tissue.

公开(公告)号：US20190216493A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16244282

申请日：2019-01-10

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Barry C. Worrell ,  Benjamin J. Danziger ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Brian D. Black ,  Cara L. Shapiro ,  Charles J. Scheib ,  Craig N. Faller ,  Daniel J. Mumaw ,  David J. Cagle ,  David T. Martin ,  David A. Monroe ,  Disha V. Labhasetwar ,  Foster B. Stulen ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  Geoffrey S. Strobl ,  Gregory W. Johnson ,  Jacob S. Gee ,  Jason R. Sullivan ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Jeffrey S. Swayze ,  John A. Hibner ,  John B. Schulte ,  Joseph E. Hollo ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Kristen L. D'Uva ,  Matthew C. Miller ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Richard W. Timm ,  Rudolph H. Nobis ,  Ryan M. Asher ,  Stephen M. Leuck ,  Tylor C. Muhlenkamp ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  William A. Olson

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61B18/14

CPC classification number: A61N7/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B17/320092 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2017/00309 ,  A61B2017/00314 ,  A61B2017/00327 ,  A61B2017/00398 ,  A61B2017/22018 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2017/320071 ,  A61B2017/320088 ,  A61B2017/320089 ,  A61B2017/320093 ,  A61B2017/320094 ,  A61B2017/320095 ,  A61B2017/320097 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00595 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00607 ,  A61B2018/00619 ,  A61B2018/0063 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00892 ,  A61B2090/0811

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body assembly, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and an articulation drive assembly. The shaft extends distally from the body assembly and defines a longitudinal axis. The acoustic waveguide comprises a flexible portion. The articulation section is coupled with the shaft. A portion of the articulation section encompasses the flexible portion of the waveguide. The articulation section comprises a plurality of body portions aligned along the longitudinal axis and a flexible locking member. The flexible locking member is operable to secure the body portions in relation to each other and in relation to the shaft. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The articulation drive assembly is operable to drive articulation of the articulation section to thereby deflect the end effector from the longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US10327798B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15420654

申请日：2017-01-31

Applicant: ETHICON LLC

Inventor： Daniel W. Price ,  Sora Rhee ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Timothy G. Dietz ,  Ashvani K. Madan ,  Donna L. Korvick ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  William E. Clem ,  Jacqueline C. Aronhalt ,  William D. Dannaher ,  John B. Schulte ,  Danius P. Silkaitis ,  Stephen J. Balek ,  Michael R. Lamping

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: A surgical instrument comprises a body assembly and an end effector. The body assembly includes a control module, an orientation sensor communicatively coupled to the control module, and an energy component. The energy component is operable to activate the end effector at a plurality of energy settings. A storage device is communicatively coupled to the control module and includes a plurality of gesture profiles and corresponding energy settings. The control module is configured to set the energy setting of the energy component to a corresponding energy setting in response to a correlation between the output of the orientation sensor and a gesture profile. In some versions, the control module modifies the energy setting based upon output from a force sensor that measures the force on the end effector. The control module may also decrease the energy setting in response to an anomalous acceleration or deceleration detected by an accelerometer.

公开(公告)号：US20190000533A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15636103

申请日：2017-06-28

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  David C. Yates ,  Mark A. Davison ,  Jason L. Harris ,  Frederick E. Shelton, IV

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/072

Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a circuit configured to deliver RF energy to a cartridge disposed in an end effector configured to receive the cartridge, a closure mechanism configured to transition the end effector between an open position and a closed position, a display, and a control circuit operably coupled to the display. The control circuit configured to determine an amount of RF energy delivered to a tissue through the cartridge, display the amount of RF energy on the display, determine a position of the closure mechanism, and display the position of the closure mechanism on the display.

公开(公告)号：US10045794B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15477861

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： David A. Witt ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Kevin L. Houser

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00

CPC classification number: A61B17/320092 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B2017/00849 ,  A61B2017/00853 ,  A61B2017/0088 ,  A61B2017/320078 ,  A61B2017/320093 ,  A61B2017/320094 ,  A61B2017/320095 ,  A61L31/088 ,  A61L31/10 ,  A61L31/14 ,  A61L2400/10 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61N7/02

Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical blade includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The distal end is movable relative to a longitudinal axis in accordance with ultrasonic vibrations applied to the proximal end. At least a portion of the outer surface of the body comprises a lubricious coating adhered thereto. The lubricious coating has a coefficient of friction that is less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the body.

公开(公告)号：US20180132851A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15789538

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Steven G. Hall ,  Randall J. Tanguay ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Galen C. Robertson ,  Andrew M. Zwolinski ,  Frederick E. Shelton, IV ,  Geoffrey C. Hueil ,  Mark S. Ortiz ,  Douglas B. Hoffman ,  Patrick A. Weizman ,  Dean B. Bruewer ,  Gregory B. Blair

IPC: A61B17/10 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/32

Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus. Various embodiments include a rotatable elongated body that extends from a rotatable shroud on handle assembly and has a distal end configured for attachment to a disposable loading unit. The apparatus further includes a lockable rotation system for selectively locking the rotatable shroud to prevent rotation thereof about a longitudinal axis.

公开(公告)号：US20180098785A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15708850

申请日：2017-09-19

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

Inventor： Daniel W. Price ,  Kevin L. Houser ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Foster B. Stulen

IPC: A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00

CPC classification number: A61B17/320092 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B90/03 ,  A61B2017/00327 ,  A61B2017/00477 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2017/320071 ,  A61B2017/320075 ,  A61B2017/320089 ,  A61B2017/320093 ,  A61B2017/320094 ,  A61B2017/320095

Abstract: In one embodiment, a surgical instrument comprises an articulable waveguide. The articulable waveguide may be configured to transmit ultrasonic energy therealong. The articulable waveguide comprises a proximal drive section, an end effector and a first flexible. The proximal drive section is configured to couple to an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector is located at a distal portion of the articulable waveguide. The first flexible section comprises a flex bias and be positioned between the proximal drive section and the end effector. The surgical instrument further comprises a first tine extending longitudinally relative to the articulable waveguide.