(19)
(11) EP 3 675 752 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/28

(21) Application number: 18772877.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/32(2006.01)
A61B 34/30(2016.01)
 A61B 34/35(2016.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2018/056363
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/043521 (07.03.2019 Gazette 2019/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 29.08.2017 US 201715689679
29.08.2017 US 201715689694
29.08.2017 US 201715689706

(71) Applicant: Ethicon LLC
Guaynabo 00969 (PR)

(72) Inventors:
  • STULEN, Foster B.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • YATES, David C.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • SHELTON, IV, Frederick E.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • HARRIS, Jason L.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • MESSERLY, Jeffrey D.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • HENDERSON, Cortney E.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • SHAPIRO, Cara
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • FELDER, Kevin D.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • YOUNG, Joshua Dean
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • ISOSAKI, Joseph
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • CARROLL, Andrew
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • MONROE, David Alexander
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • KIRK, Jeffrey
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • HOUSER, Kevin L.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)
  • BAXTER, III, Chester O.
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 (US)

(74) Representative: Bettridge, Paul Sebastian 
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)

   


(54) ELECTRICALLY-POWERED SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR CUTTING AND WELDING SOLID ORGANS