Dual purpose surgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue
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1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a cutting blade;
at least one ultrasonic transducer contained within said housing and supported for axial displacement within said housing; and
an ultrasonic blade protruding from said at least one ultrasonic transducer, wherein axial displacement of said at least one ultrasonic transducer is configured to axially displace said ultrasonic blade relative to said cutting blade.
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Abstract
In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that has an ultrasonic blade that protrudes from an ultrasonic transducer assembly. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic blade coaxially extends through a rotatable tissue cutting blade that is rotatably supported by a housing that supports the ultrasonic transducer assembly. In other embodiments, the ultrasonic blade and the tissue cutting blade are both selectively rotatable relative to the housing. In yet other embodiments, the tissue cutting blade and the ultrasonic blade are supported relative to each other in separate sheaths attached to the housing.
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19 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a housing; a cutting blade; at least one ultrasonic transducer contained within said housing and supported for axial displacement within said housing; and an ultrasonic blade protruding from said at least one ultrasonic transducer, wherein axial displacement of said at least one ultrasonic transducer is configured to axially displace said ultrasonic blade relative to said cutting blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a housing; at least one ultrasonic transducer contained within said housing and supported for axial displacement within said housing; an ultrasonic blade coupled to said at least one ultrasonic transducer, wherein axial displacement of said at least one ultrasonic transducer is configured to axially displace said ultrasonic blade; and a cutting blade. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a housing; a cutting blade; at least one ultrasonic transducer contained within said housing; and an ultrasonic blade protruding from said at least one ultrasonic transducer, said ultrasonic blade being substantially parallel to said cutting blade. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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