Dissection scissors on surgical device
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorDavid M. Garrison
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AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorDavid M. Garrison
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A surgical instrument includes a housing having first and second actuators and a shaft extends therefrom. End effector attaches to shaft and includes a first actuating device and a tissue treatment member. First actuating device is actuated by first actuator and includes first and second jaw members that actuate relative to one another about the first pivot. In a first position, jaw members are disposed in a spaced relation and in a second position cooperate to perform a first surgical procedure on tissue positioned therebetween. Second actuator deploys tissue treatment member relative to first jaw member from a first condition to a second condition. Tissue treatment member contacts the first jaw member in a first condition and a portion of the tissue treatment member is spaced away from the first jaw member and forms a loop between the tissue treatment member and first jaw member in a second condition.
A surgical instrument, comprising
A method for performing a medical procedure using an electrosurgical instrument having a first actuating device and a tissue treatment member, the method including:
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