SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND END EFFECTORS THEREFOR

SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND END EFFECTORS THEREFOR

Various forms of surgical instruments are disclosed. In various embodiments, an end effector having operable and closable jaws is attached to a distal end of an elongate shaft such that portions of the jaws are axially offset from the elongate shaft. Other jaw embodiments are coupled to an actuation...

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Hauptverfasser: NORVELL DAVID K, CUMMINGS JOHN F, HARRIS JASON L, SWAYZE JEFFREY S, SHELTON, IV FREDERICK E, WITT DAVID A, DIETZ TIMOTHY G, MALAVIYA PRASANNA, BERNATH STEVE G, GIORDANO JAMES R, SCHALL CHRISTOPHER J, HUANG ZHIFAN F, FALLER CRAIG N, JOHNSON GREGORY W, WEIZMAN PATRICK A, MIREL AL, STULEN FOSTER B, KIMBALL CORY G, BECKMAN ANDREW T, ALDRIDGE JEFFREY L, MILLER MATTHEW C, WIDENHOUSE TAMARA, BANKS RAYMOND M, WHITE BRADLEY E
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Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:Various forms of surgical instruments are disclosed. In various embodiments, an end effector having operable and closable jaws is attached to a distal end of an elongate shaft such that portions of the jaws are axially offset from the elongate shaft. Other jaw embodiments are coupled to an actuation arrangement that permits portions of the jaws to be moved out of axial alignment with the elongate shaft. Other jaw embodiments are configured to facilitate tissue dissection. Electrosurgical instruments are also disclosed. One embodiment employs a flexible electrode that is conformable to tissue.