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US 11,596,466 B2Granted
Surgical instrument with evacuation port and method
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJacob Baril, Roy Pilletere, Matthew Dinino, Justin Thomas
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated shaft, an end effector, and an evacuation port. The elongated shaft extends distally from the handle assembly and includes an outer wall. The end effector is coupled to a distal portion of the elongated shaft. The evacuation port is configured for fluid communication with a suction device. A portion of the evacuation port is disposed within the outer wall of the elongated shaft.
Claims20
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a handle assembly;
- an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle assembly and including an outer wall;
- an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the elongated shaft;
- and
- an evacuation port configured for fluid communication with a suction device and configured to allow fluid to flow through the evacuation port, a portion of the evacuation port disposed within at least one of the handle assembly or the outer wall of the elongated shaft, a distal portion of the evacuation port including an inner ring and an outer ring.
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A method of evacuating gas from a surgical site, the method comprising:
- suctioning gas through a distal portion of a surgical instrument configured to seal tissue;
- passing the gas through an elongated shaft of the surgical instrument;
- passing the gas between an inner ring and an outer ring of an evacuation port;
- and
- passing the gas through a proximal opening of the evacuation port extending through an opening of a handle assembly of the surgical instrument.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.