Patent ID: 9526558
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a first surface; a second surface movable into a position adjacent the first surface; and a thermally active element coupled to one of the first surface and the second surface, the thermally active element configured to be connectable to a power supply, the thermally active element comprising a conductor and a ferromagnetic material disposed about the conductor such that electrical power passing through the conductor causes the ferromagnetic material to heat; wherein heat is generated in the thermally active element and conducted from the thermally active element to tissue to thereby treat the tissue; wherein the power supply further comprises a control for applying a first power setting to the thermally active element to heat the thermally active element to a temperature sufficient to seal tissue, and for applying a second power setting to the thermally active element to heat the thermally active element to a temperature sufficient to cut tissue; and wherein the first surface and the second surface are coupled to each other via a parallel movement linkage, and wherein the parallel movement linkage comprises a pantograph linkage.