Patent ID: 9707029
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical device, comprising: a shaft having an end effector in contact with a distal end thereof, the end effector being configured to treat tissue, at least in part, by delivering energy thereto when the end effector is in contact with the distal end of the shaft, the end effector further comprising a cutting member configured to advance distally with respect to the end effector to transect tissue treated by the end effector; and an atraumatic shield member such that the shield member is not configured to cut tissue, the atraumatic shield member having a connector element at a proximal end thereof that is configured to detachably couple the shield member to the shaft and a shield body extending distally from the connector element, the shield body being configured, in an operative position, to be spaced apart from the end effector.