Title:
FUSING AND CUTTING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHODS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/112888
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A surgical instrument can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a wrist coupled to the distal end of the shaft and configured to articulate in multiple degrees of freedom coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The surgical instrument can further include an end effector supported by the wrist, wherein the end effector includes a cutting element and jaws configured to grip tissue and fuse tissue via electrosurgical energy. The surgical instrument can be configured for use with a teleoperated robotic surgical system that can include a patient side console configured to interface to actuate the surgical instrument and a surgeon side console configured to receive inputs from a surgeon to control the actuation of the surgical instrument.
Inventors:
MANZO SCOTT E (US)
KERVER LAWRENCE (US)
KERVER LAWRENCE (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/025644
Publication Date:
November 13, 2014
Filing Date:
February 17, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS (US)
MANZO SCOTT E (US)
KERVER LAWRENCE (US)
MANZO SCOTT E (US)
KERVER LAWRENCE (US)
International Classes:
A61B18/14; A61B17/285
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