Patent ID: 9402685
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An energy-based instrument for sealing tissue, comprising: an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members pivotably coupled about a pivot, at least one of the first and second jaw members being pivotable relative to the other about the pivot from a first position wherein the first and second jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position wherein the first and second jaw members cooperate to deform tissue; and an optical system configured to illuminate a portion of tissue with light to seal tissue, the optical system comprising: wherein the light distribution element is disposed in the first jaw member, wherein the second jaw member includes the optical reflective material, which is configured to reflect light that has passed through tissue so that the light passes through tissue a second time, and wherein the optical reflective material is a spectrally selective material which transmits visible light.