Energy-based surgical instrument for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11806068
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17122062

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A surgical instrument includes a movable handle movable relative a housing to manipulate an end effector assembly, and a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a latch arm including a latch post, and a latch track defining an entry path, a latching path, a saddle, an un-latching path, and a return path. The latch post moves through the entry path, the latching path, and into the saddle upon movement of the movable handle from an un-actuated position to an over-actuated position and back to an actuated position to lock the movable handle. The latch post moves from the saddle through the un-latching path and the return path upon movement of the movable handle from actuated position to the over-actuated position and back to the un-actuated position. The return path includes a ramped surface configured to inhibit reverse travel of the latch post into the return path.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arts, Benjamin R Lafayette, US 11 7
Duffin, Terry M Westminster, US 7 297
Esponda, Michelle Lafayette, US 4 0
Hammerland,, III John A Arvada, US 32 29
Lacosta, Scott N Lafayette, US 18 592
Olson, Jessica E C Frederick, US 45 2583
Renner, Mark E Longmont, US 3 0
Roomi, Amir Boulder, US 7 0
Sawyer, Alyssa M Broomfield, US 16 13
Soni, Purvishkumar H Longmont, US 20 54
Stamm, Stephen J Wheat Ridge, US 33 109

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