ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,023, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Fine dissection end effector assembly" was invented by Kenneth E. Netzel (Loveland, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical instrument includes a housing having a handle and an elongated shaft extending therefrom supporting an end effector assembly. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members each having a jaw housing and an electrically conductive tissue engaging surface. The first jaw member includes a U-shaped proximal flange that defines a cuff having sides configured to support a pivot and also that define cradles for secur...