Cilag International Gmbh

Ethicon, Gmbh

Cody R Jackson

Stephen M Leuck

Eric M Roberson

David C Yates

Chad Paul Boudreaux

Jeffrey David Messerly

William Bruce Weisenburgh, Ii

Foster B Stulen

Fajian Zhang

Kevin Michael Fiebig

Eitan T Wiener

Barry C Worrell

Cory G Kimball

John V Hunt

Gregory A Trees

Benjamin D Dickerson

Ryan M Asher

William Eugene Clem

William D Dannaher

Brian D Black

Kristen G Denzinger

David James Cagle

Gregory D Bishop

William A Olson

John A Weed, Iii

Ion V Nicolaescu

Joseph Daniel Dennis, Jr

Ellen E Burkart

Candice Otrembiak

Monica L Zeckel

John Swain

Christina M Hough

Gabriel I Myers

Ellen Gentry

William D Danaher

William B Ii Weisenburgh

John A Iii Weed

A surgical instrument includes a body, an ultrasonic transducer assembly, and a transducer lock having a lock member configured to move between unlocked and locked positions. The transducer assembly is rotatably mounted along a longitudinal axis within the body such that the transducer assembly is configured to selectively rotate about the longitudinal axis. With the lock member in the unlocked position, the transducer assembly is configured to be selectively rotated about the longitudinal axis relative to the body. With the lock member in the locked position, the transducer lock is configured to seize the transducer assembly and inhibit rotation relative to the housing for coupling with an acoustic waveguide. The surgical instrument may also include an integral torque wrench for coupling the acoustic waveguide with a predetermined torque and an integral torque indictor for signaling to a user that the acoustic waveguide is coupled with the predetermined torque.

Ultrasonic surgical instrument with transducer locking feature

A surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic waveguide extending through a body assembly. An ultrasonic blade connects to the ultrasonic waveguide. A clamp arm assembly of the surgical instrument is able to move from an opened position for receiving a tissue toward a closed position for clamping the tissue. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp body and a clamp pad facing the ultrasonic blade. A clamp arm actuator of the surgical instrument is able to move from a first position toward a second position to direct the clamp arm assembly from the opened position toward the closed position. A modular coupling of the surgical instrument connects to the clamp pad such that at least the clamp pad can be disconnected relative to the ultrasonic blade for replacement thereof.

Surgical instrument with removable end effector components

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