Dual purpose surgical instrument for cutting and coagulating tissue
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1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
- a motor;
a cutting blade coupled to said motor, wherein said cutting blade defines a longitudinally extending lumen;
an ultrasonic transducer; and
an ultrasonic blade coupled to said ultrasonic transducer, wherein said ultrasonic blade is disposed within said longitudinally extending lumen.
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Abstract
In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that has a cutting blade coupled to a motor and an ultrasonic blade coupled to an ultrasonic transducer. In some embodiments, the cutting blade includes a longitudinally extending lumen and the ultrasonic blade is disposed within the longitudinally extending lumen of the cutting blade. In other embodiments, the ultrasonic blade includes a longitudinally extending lumen and the cutting blade is disposed within the longitudinally extending lumen of the ultrasonic blade. In yet other embodiments, the ultrasonic blade is substantially parallel to the cutting blade.
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1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a motor; a cutting blade coupled to said motor, wherein said cutting blade defines a longitudinally extending lumen; an ultrasonic transducer; and an ultrasonic blade coupled to said ultrasonic transducer, wherein said ultrasonic blade is disposed within said longitudinally extending lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a motor; a cutting blade coupled to said motor; an ultrasonic transducer; and an ultrasonic blade coupled to said ultrasonic transducer, wherein said ultrasonic blade defines a longitudinally extending lumen, and wherein said cutting blade is disposed within said longitudinally extending lumen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
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a motor; a cutting blade coupled to said motor; an ultrasonic transducer; an ultrasonic blade protruding from said ultrasonic transducer; and a lumen extending longitudinally through at least one of said cutting blade and said ultrasonic blade, wherein said ultrasonic blade is substantially parallel to said cutting blade. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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