US Patent Issued to Covidien on May 26 for "Electrosurgical instruments, systems, and methods including use of thermal cutting elements" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,060, issued on May 26, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Electrosurgical instruments, systems, and methods including use of thermal cutting elements" was invented by James D. Allen IV (Broomfield, Colo.), William E. Robinson (Boulder, Colo.), Daniel A. Joseph (Golden, Colo.), John A Hammerland III (Arvada, Colo.) and Kenneth E. Netzel (Loveland, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical instrument end effector has first and second jaw members each including an electrically conductive tissue-contacting surface. The first and second jaw members are configured to grasp and electrosurgically treat tissue betwe...