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Surgical tissue treating device with locking mechanism
Assignee: Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-05
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Granted: 2000-02-15
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Expires: 2017-03-05
Abstract
Abstract A locking mechanism for ensuring proper sequential usage of a surgical instrument is provided for an instrument utilizing a tissue treating energy, particularly a tissue heating energy, such as, for example, electrosurgical, ultrasonic, thermal, laser, infrared light, or other heating energies. One embodiment includes a cutting element to be used after heat treatment of tissue is completed to a desired degree. The instrument of the preferred embodiment includes a feedback monitor arranged to provide a signal indicating completion of tissue treatment. One embodiment includes an electro-mechanical locking mechanism responsive to the tissue treatment complete feedback signal and arranged to unlock when tissue treatment is complete.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren P. Williamson, IV
- 👤 David C. Yates
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:42
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/1206; A61B17/00; A61B17/068; A61B17/072; A61B17/07207; A61B18/14; A61B18/1442; A61B18/1445; A61B18/1447; A61B17/11; A61B17/115; A61B17/32; A61B18/1402; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/2909; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2923; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2929; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00404; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00601; A61B2018/00636; A61B2018/00642; A61B2018/00666; A61B2018/00672; A61B2018/00678; A61B2018/00684; A61B2018/00696; A61B2018/00702; A61B2018/00708; A61B2018/00761; A61B2018/00773; A61B2018/00875; A61B2018/00886; A61B2018/1273; A61B90/00; A61B90/03; A61B2090/032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A surgical treatment device comprising: a tissue treating portion including: a therapeutic energy delivering device arranged to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue, and a tissue manipulating device; a shaft coupled to said tissue treating portion, said shaft including a therapeutic energy communication device operatively coupled to said therapeutic energy delivering device, said energy delivering device and said energy communicating device adapted to be actuated to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue; a tissue manipulation actuating device having a locked mode and an unlocked mode, said tissue manipulation actuating device extending through said shaft and operatively coupled to said tissue manipulation device, wherein said tissue manipulation actuating device may be moved relative to said shaft in said unlocked mode, a locking mechanism coupled to said tissue manipulation actuating device for moving said tissue manipulation actuating device from said locked mode to said unlocked mode, wherein actuation of said therapeutic energy delivery device activates said locking mechanism, placing said tissue manipulation actuating device in said unlocked mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A surgical treatment device comprising: a tissue treating portion including: a therapeutic energy delivering device arranged to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue, and a tissue manipulating device; a shaft coupled to said tissue treating portion, said shaft including a therapeutic energy communication device operatively coupled to said therapeutic energy delivering device, said energy delivering device and said energy communicating device adapted to be actuated to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue; a tissue manipulation actuating device having a locked mode and an unlocked mode, said tissue manipulation actuating device extending through said shaft and operatively coupled to said tissue manipulation device, wherein said tissue manipulation actuating device may be moved relative to said shaft in said unlocked mode, a locking mechanism coupled to said tissue manipulation actuating device for moving said tissue manipulation actuating device from said locked mode to said unlocked mode, wherein actuation of said therapeutic energy delivery device activates said locking mechanism, placing said tissue manipulation actuating device in said unlocked mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The surgical instrument of claim 1 wherein said surgical instrument further comprises a tissue parameter measurement and instrument control device adapted to provide a feedback signal representative of a tissue treatment status of tissue being treated by said therapeutic energy delivering device, said parameter measurement and instrument control device coupled to said tissue treating portion of said instrument.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The surgical instrument of claim 2 wherein said parameter measurement and instrument control device is a tissue electrical impedance measuring device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The surgical instrument of claim 1 wherein said tissue manipulation device comprises a tissue cutting device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The surgical instrument of claim 1 wherein said therapeutic energy delivering device comprises at least one electrode of an electrosurgical system and wherein said therapeutic energy delivering device comprises an electrosurgical energy communicating means for providing electrosurgical energy to said at least one electrode.
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