US 11,717,312 B2
Surgical system including blade visualization markings
Suresh Kumar Prema Mohanasundaram, Chennai (IN)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,567.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107765 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/320092 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320074 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2018/1452 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system, comprising:
an elongated assembly;
an end effector supported by the elongated assembly, the end effector including a blade and a jaw member movable relative to the blade between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for clamping tissue therebetween, the blade defining a first width, the jaw member defining a second width wider than the first width, a first side facing the blade, and a second side facing away from the blade; and
at least one marking formed on the second side of the jaw member facing away from the blade, the at least one marking defining a third width substantially equal to the first width of the blade.