SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONING TRIGGER

A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a handle assembly. The end effector is configured to operate at a first energy level and at a second energy level. The end effector is further configured to transition between an open position and a closed position. The end effector is configured to...

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Main Authors Boyd Benjamin M, Hamilton Allison, Houser Kevin L, Strobl Geoffrey S, Riestenberg Paul F, Cagle David J, Swindon Patrick J, Faller Craig N, Chermside-Scabbo Christopher J, Danziger Benjamin J, Scheib Charles J, Nobis Rudolph H
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LanguageEnglish
Published 22.06.2017
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DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:A surgical instrument includes an end effector and a handle assembly. The end effector is configured to operate at a first energy level and at a second energy level. The end effector is further configured to transition between an open position and a closed position. The end effector is configured to grasp tissue in the closed position. The handle assembly includes a body, a trigger, and an activation element. The trigger is configured to pivot in a first direction relative to the body to actuate the end effector from the open position to the closed position. The activation element is configured to activate the end effector at either the first energy level or the second energy level. The trigger is configured to either activate the activation element or determine whether the end effector operates at the first energy level or the second energy level.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514972920