TISSUE LOADING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

Various ultrasonic instruments are disclosed. The ultrasonic instruments include structures configured to indicate the cutting length of the instruments, detect when grasped tissue has extended beyond the cutting length of the instrument, and prevent tissue from extending beyond the cutting length....

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Main Authors BRADY, John, CLAUDA, Phillip H, STOUT, Eric, DAVIS, Craig T, WEED, III, John A, MESSERLY, Jeffrey D, CLEM, William E, DENNIS, Joseph D, ZECKEL, Monica L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.02.2024
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRICITY
FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Various ultrasonic instruments are disclosed. The ultrasonic instruments include structures configured to indicate the cutting length of the instruments, detect when grasped tissue has extended beyond the cutting length of the instrument, and prevent tissue from extending beyond the cutting length. Several techniques for each types of structures are disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170761729