Vessel sealer and divider
CA 2443298 C · Owner: Johnson Kristin D. · Inventors: Couture, Gary M.; Schechter, David; James, Jeremy Scott
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An electrosurgical instrument for performing at least one of sealing and dividing tissue includes a housing having a shaft attached thereto the shaft , defining a longitudinal axis. The electrosurgical instrument also includes a first jaw member movable relative to a second jaw member the first jaw member , attached to the shaft and being relatively movable from a first open position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaces relation relative to one another to a second closed position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The instrument also includes a drive rod assembly for imparting movement of the jaw members between the first and second positions …
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- Filed January 22, 2002 and granted October 4, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 22, 2022.
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