Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedures
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Application No.: US14795660Application Date: 2015-07-09
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Publication No.: US10478243B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Gary M. Couture , Ryan C. Artale , John R. Twomey , Rebecca J. Coulson , David J. Van Tol
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B17/26 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/29
Abstract:
A method of surgery includes grasping tissue between tissue-contacting surfaces of first and second jaw members of an end effector assembly, supplying energy to at least one of the tissue-contacting surfaces to treat tissue grasped therebetween, and translating and/or manipulating the end effector assembly to cut tissue in a ripping fashion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160038225A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY PROCEDURES Public/Granted day:2016-02-11
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