DEVICES FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING TISSUE

• Main Authors: WIENER, EITAN T, NOYES, BRIAN T, GIORDANO, JAMES R, PRICE, DANIEL W, ABBOTT, DANIEL J, PRICE, NATHAN J, BEETEL, ROBERT J. III, STULEN, FOSTER B, ALDRIDGE, JEFFREY L, MILLER, MATTHEW C, MESSERLY, JEFFREY D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Polish
• Published: 11.03.2024
• 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

Various embodiments are directed to an apparatus and method of driving an end effector coupled to an ultrasonic drive system of a surgical instrument. The method comprises generating at least one electrical signal. The at least one electrical signal is monitored against a first set of logic conditio...