Features to drive fluid toward an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument

A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a user input feature, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade that may be coupled with an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the...

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Main Authors Messerly, Jeffrey D, Glutz, Lukas, Stokes, Michael J, Gee, Jacob S, Boyd, Benjamin M, Cagle, David J, Feriani, Amir, Rios Perez, Omar E, Asher, Ryan M, Scheib, Charles J, Draginoff, Jr., Carl J, Weisenburgh, II, William B, Fontannaz, Joël, Baxter, III, Chester O, Estera, Frederick L, Dickerson, Benjamin D, Nobis, Rudolph H, Ruiz Ortiz, Rafael J, Gremion, Emmanuel
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.12.2020
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a user input feature, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade that may be coupled with an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The cooling system is operable to deliver liquid coolant to the ultrasonic blade to thereby cool the ultrasonic blade. The user input feature is operable to both actuate the clamp arm and actuate the cooling system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201815972846