Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Ethicon, Gmbh

Carrie I Fihe

Daniel W Price

Matthew C Miller

Galen C Robertson

Scott A Woodruff

Carl J Draginoff, Jr

Cory G Kimball

Kip M Rupp

Jane A Sheetz

Andrew T Beckman

Chester O Baxter, Iii

William Jason White

Carl J Draginoff

A surgical instrument including a trigger configured to be actuated by a proximally directed force and by a distally directed force. The trigger may include a proximal trigger portion having a first length and a distal trigger hook comprising a distal portion having a second length. The second length may be less than the first length. The distal trigger hook may be coupled to the proximal trigger portion.

Ergonomic surgical instruments

A surgical instrument comprising a trigger configured to be actuated by a proximally directed force and by a distally directed force. The trigger may comprise a proximal trigger portion having a first length and a distal trigger hook comprising a distal portion having a second length. The second length may be less than the first length. The distal trigger hook may be coupled to the proximal trigger portion.

A surgical instrument handle assembly includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A proximal opening is formed at the proximal end of the housing. A distal opening is formed at the distal end of the housing. The proximal and the distal openings define a longitudinal axis. A handle extends downwardly from the longitudinal axis. The handle defines a proximal contact surface, a saddle surface, and a stabilization tail. A trigger is pivotally attached to the housing and is pivotally moveable relative to the handle.

A roll-up wound protector has a distal ring, a proximal ring, and a flexible sleeve extending between the proximal and distal rings. The proximal ring is rollable to gather the flexible sleeve around the proximal ring and shorten the length of the flexible sleeve. The cross-sectional geometry of the proximal ring may be generally s-shaped. The cross-sectional geometry may be asymmetric about the longitudinal axis and asymmetric about the lateral axis. The height along the longitudinal axis may be greater than the width along the lateral axis. The proximal ring may comprise a medial surface having a circumferential recess and a lateral surface having a circumferential recess, the two recesses being longitudinally staggered relative one another.

Roll-up wound protector with asymmetric ring

User interface for a surgical instrument

Handle assembly for surgical instrument

A seal assembly for permitting hand assisted laparoscopic procedures includes a seal cap having an iris seal positioned within a housing. The housing includes a lower seal ring having a track which supports an upper seal ring for relative rotational motion, wherein the iris seal is supported between the upper seal ring and the lower seal ring for rotation between an open orientation and a closed orientation. The seal assembly also includes a retractor extending from the seal cap.

Hand assisted laparoscopic device

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Carrie I Fihe