Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8979843
APP PUB NO 20120022524A1
SERIAL NO

12842476

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A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue can comprise a jaw member comprising an electrode, wherein the electrode is configured to supply energy from a power source to captured tissue. The surgical instrument comprises a tissue-cutting element to transect the captured tissue. The rate of distal translation of the tissue-cutting element during the operational stroke may be regulated by a linear actuator, for example.

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  • ETHICON LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hunt, John V Cincinnati, US 109 41252
Laird, Robert J Morrow, US 38 16596
Monson, Gavin M Oxford, US 97 25718
Thompson, Suzanne E West Chester, US 7 5991
Timm, Richard W Cincinnati, US 160 97699
Vakharia, Omar J Cincinnati, US 106 22030

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