Vessel sealing device
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsKester Julian Batchelor, Jeffrey Nelson, Huisun Wang
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Abstract
A surgical device that includes a first support member extending along a longitudinal axis; a bladder located on the first support member; a first sealing member located on the bladder; and a second sealing member located on the bladder. The sealing member is located on one side of the longitudinal axis; and the second sealing member is located on another side of the longitudinal axis. The bladder is inflatable, and inflating the bladder changes a position of the first sealing member, the second sealing member, or both relative to the first support member.
Claims20
A surgical device comprising:
- a first support member;
- a bladder located on the first support member;
- a first sealing member located on the bladder;
- and
- a second sealing member located on the bladder;
- wherein the bladder is inflatable, and inflating the bladder changes a position of the first sealing member, the second sealing member, or both relative to the first support member.
A surgical device comprising:
- a support member extending along a longitudinal axis and including a generally planar support surface;
- a bladder located on one side of the support member and including a generally planar bladder surface;
- a first sealing member located on the bladder, the first sealing member disposed on one side of the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a second sealing member located on the bladder, the second sealing member disposed on another side of the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the bladder is inflatable, and inflating the bladder changes a position of the first sealing member, the second sealing member, or both relative to the support member.
A surgical device comprising:
- a support member including an opening for a cutting element, the support member and the opening extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a bladder located on the support member;
- a first sealing member located on the bladder, the first sealing member positioned on one side of the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a second sealing member located on the bladder, the second sealing member positioned on another side of the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the bladder is inflatable, and inflating the bladder changes a position of the first sealing member, the second sealing member, or both relative to the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.