公开(公告)号：EP3912575A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-24

申请号：EP21175501.2

申请日：2014-11-25

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： STOKES, Michael J. ,  GEE, Jacob S. ,  FELDER, Kevin D. ,  MUHLENKAMP, Tylor C. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  FALLER, Craig N. ,  MESSERLY, Jeffrey D. ,  CAGLE, David J. ,  WEISENBURGH, II, William B.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/28

摘要： An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a shield member. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The clamp arm is movable toward the ultrasonic blade to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade. The shield member is selectively movable from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the clamp arm toward the ultrasonic blade. The shield member is configured cover at least a first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the first position. The shield member is configured to uncover the first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the second position.

公开(公告)号：EP3636179A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-15

申请号：EP19211437.9

申请日：2017-08-24

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： MESSERLY, Jeffrey D. ,  BLACK, Brian D. ,  ESTERA, Frederick ,  LESKO, Jason R. ,  BOYD, Benjamin M. ,  FIEBIG, Kevin M. ,  BOUDREAUX, Chad P. ,  WATERS, Grace E. ,  DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  KRUMM, Amy M. ,  PIERCE, Amelia A. ,  ECKERT, Chad E. ,  DENNIS, Joseph D. ,  NICOLAESCU, Ion V. ,  ZECKEL, Monica L. ,  OLSON, William A. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  PUMMILL, JR., Larry A. ,  FRAZIER, John S. ,  CRAWFORD, William A. ,  HEMMELGARN, Brian J. ,  STOUT, Eric ,  DICKERSON, Benjamin D.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  H01L41/09 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/22 ,  H01L41/083

摘要： Various ultrasonic surgical instruments are disclosed. At least one disclosed surgical instrument includes a waveguide including a blade and a transducer base plate. The transducer base plate coupled to the waveguide to define a joint at an interface between the waveguide and the transducer base plate. The transducer base plate including first and second sides defining corresponding first and second flat faces configured to receive first and second piezoelectric elements. The first and second piezoelectric elements are configured to operate in a D31 mode.

公开(公告)号：EP3505097A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-03

申请号：EP18275204.8

申请日：2018-12-28

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： SHELTON, IV Frederick E. ,  HARRIS, Jason L. ,  YATES, David C. ,  HOUSER, Kevin L. ,  BRADY, John E. ,  TREES, Gregory A. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  JAYME, Madeleine C. ,  DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  NOTT, Cameron R. ,  FALLER, Craig N. ,  SAWHNEY, Amrita S. ,  ROBERSON, Eric M. ,  LEUCK, Stephen M. ,  BLACK, Brian D. ,  STULEN, Foster B.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B5/00

摘要： Various systems and methods for determining the composition of tissue via an ultrasonic surgical instrument are disclosed. A control circuit can be configured to monitor the change in resonant frequency of an ultrasonic electromechanical system of the ultrasonic surgical instrument as the ultrasonic blade oscillates against a tissue and determine the composition of the tissue accordingly. In some aspects, the control circuit can be configured to modify the operation of the ultrasonic electromechanical system or other operational parameters of the ultrasonic surgical instrument according to the detected tissue composition.

公开(公告)号：EP3503825A2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-03

申请号：EP17784707.6

申请日：2017-08-24

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： MESSERLY, Jeffrey D. ,  BLACK, Brian D. ,  ESTERA, Frederick ,  LESKO, Jason R. ,  BOYD, Benjamin M. ,  FIEBIG, Kevin M. ,  BOUDREAUX, Chad P. ,  WATERS, Grace E. ,  DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  KRUMM, Amy M. ,  PIERCE, Amelia A. ,  ECKERT, Chad E. ,  DENNIS, Joseph D. ,  NICOLAESCU, Ion V. ,  ZECKEL, Monica L. ,  OLSON, William A. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  PUMMILL, JR., Larry A. ,  FRAZIER, John S. ,  CRAWFORD, William A. ,  HEMMELGARN, Brian J. ,  STOUT, Eric ,  DICKERSON, Benjamin D.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  H01L41/09

公开(公告)号：EP3536259A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-11

申请号：EP19161237.3

申请日：2019-03-07

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  JAYME, Madeleine C. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  NOTT, Cameron R. ,  FALLER, Craig N.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32

摘要： An ultrasonic device may include an ultrasonic system including a transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade, A method of delivering energy to the device may include sensing a vessel contacting the blade, identifying that the vessel is calcified, and generating a warning. In some aspects, the method further includes disabling one or more activation functions of the blade. In another aspect, the method further includes generating a message to apply compression to the vessel for a predetermined period, disabling activation functions of the blade during compression, and enabling activation functions after the expiration of the compression period. In yet another aspect, the method includes applying a compressive clamp force to the calcified vessel by driving a clamp arm toward the blade, disabling activation functions of the blade during compression, and enabling the activation functions after adjusting the compressive force. An ultrasonic surgical instrument may effect the method.

公开(公告)号：EP3616632A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-04

申请号：EP19193799.4

申请日：2019-08-27

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： NOTT, Cameron R. ,  QUIGLEY, Fergus P. ,  SAWHNEY, Amrita S. ,  LEUCK, Stephen M. ,  BLACK, Brian D. ,  ROBERSON, Eric M. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  FALLER, Craig N. ,  JAYME, Madeleine C. ,  GEE, Jacob S. ,  SHELTON IV, Frederick E. ,  YATES, David C.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/12 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/072

摘要： A generator, ultrasonic device, and method of determining a temperature of an ultrasonic blade are disclosed. A control circuit coupled to a memory determines an actual resonant frequency of an ultrasonic electromechanical system comprising an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade by an ultrasonic waveguide. The actual resonant frequency is correlated to an actual temperature of the ultrasonic blade. The control circuit retrieves from the memory a reference resonant frequency of the ultrasonic electromechanical system. The reference resonant frequency is correlated to a reference temperature of the ultrasonic blade. The control circuit then infers the temperature of the ultrasonic blade based on the difference between the actual resonant frequency and the reference resonant frequency.

公开(公告)号：EP3785648A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-03

申请号：EP20200575.7

申请日：2018-07-05

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  MUHLENKAMP, Tylor C. ,  GROENE, David C. ,  DANNAHER, William D. ,  DICKERSON, Benjamin D. ,  CLAUDA, Phillip H. ,  ORTIZ, Rafael J. Ruiz ,  MILLER, Matthew C. ,  BASH, Kevin A.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： A variety of methods for managing a re-usable ultrasonic medical device may include a medical device control module capable of receiving functional data from a user assembled or reassembled ultrasonic medical device, and notifying the user if a value of the functional data lies within an acceptance range. If the value of the functional data does not lie within the acceptance range, the control module may prompt a user to reassemble the device or to clean or replace one or more components thereof. The functional data may relate to a clamp force of a jaw assembly, an impedance or resonant frequency value of an ultrasonic blade, or a mechanical displacement value of one or more moving components of the device.

公开(公告)号：EP3648688A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-13

申请号：EP18755326.8

申请日：2018-07-05

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  MUHLENKAMP, Tylor C. ,  GROENE,David C. ,  DANNAHER, William D. ,  DICKERSON, Benjamin D. ,  CLAUDA, Phillip H. ,  ORTIZ, Rafael J. Ruiz ,  MILLER, Matthew C. ,  BASH, Kevin A.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/00

公开(公告)号：EP3636180A1

公开(公告)日：2020-04-15

申请号：EP19211565.7

申请日：2017-08-24

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： MESSERLY, Jeffrey D. ,  BLACK, Brian D. ,  ESTERA, Frederick ,  LESKO, Jason R. ,  BOYD, Benjamin M. ,  FIEBIG, Kevin M. ,  BOUDREAUX, Chad P. ,  WATERS, Grace E. ,  DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  KRUMM, Amy M. ,  PIERCE, Amelia A. ,  ECKERT, Chad E. ,  DENNIS, Joseph D. ,  NICOLAESCU, Ion V. ,  ZECKEL, Monica L. ,  OLSON, William A. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  PUMMILL, JR., Larry A. ,  FRAZIER, John S. ,  CRAWFORD, William A. ,  HEMMELGARN, Brian J. ,  STOUT, Eric ,  DICKERSON, Benjamin D.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  H01L41/09 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/22 ,  H01L41/053 ,  H01L41/083

摘要： Various ultrasonic surgical instruments are disclosed. At least one disclosed surgical instrument includes a waveguide including a blade and a transducer base plate. The transducer base plate coupled to the waveguide to define a joint at an interface between the waveguide and the transducer base plate. The transducer base plate including first and second sides defining corresponding first and second flat faces configured to receive first and second piezoelectric elements. The first and second piezoelectric elements are configured to operate in a D31 mode.

公开(公告)号：EP3536254A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-11

申请号：EP19161222.5

申请日：2019-03-07

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： DENZINGER, Kristen G. ,  JAYME, Madeleine C. ,  NOTT, Cameron R. ,  SCOGGINS, Patrick J. ,  FALLER, Craig N.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32

摘要： A method of ultrasonic sealing includes activating an ultrasonic blade temperature sensing, measuring a first resonant frequency of an ultrasonic electromechanical system that includes a transducer coupled to the blade via a waveguide, making a first comparison between the measured first resonant frequency and a first predetermined resonant frequency, and adjusting a power level applied to the transducer based on the first comparison. The first predetermined frequency may correspond to an optimal tissue coagulation temperature. The method may further include measuring a second resonant frequency of the system, making a second comparison between the measured second frequency and a second predetermined frequency, and adjusting the power level based on the second comparison. The second predetermined frequency may correspond a melting point temperature of a clamp arm pad. An ultrasonic instrument and a generator may implement the method.