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US 2015/0088181 A1Published application
Ultrasonic dissector and sealer
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDAVID J. VAN TOL, ANTHONY B. ROSS, ROBERT B. STODDARD
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Abstract
A method for ultrasonically treating tissue includes accessing a surgical site with an ultrasonic surgical instrument, dissecting tissue with a first portion of the blade, and sealing tissue with a second portion of the blade. The instrument includes a blade that defines a longitudinal axis. The blade is configured to oscillate along the longitudinal axis to ultrasonically treat tissue.
Claims7
A method for ultrasonically treating tissue comprising:
- accessing a surgical site with an ultrasonic surgical instrument, the instrument including a blade defining a longitudinal axis;
- dissecting tissue with a first portion of the blade;
- and
- sealing tissue with a second portion of the blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.