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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Adam D. Hensel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Pinaki Mukherjee, Kolkata, IN;
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A stapling instrument system is disclosed that comprises an instrument comprising a handle and an output and, in addition, an interchangeable tool assembly attachable to the instrument. The interchangeable tool assembly comprises a housing, a drive input operably engageable with the output, and an end effector comprising a first rotatable output shaft, a second rotatable output shaft, and a transmission configurable in three operating states which selectively couple the first and second rotatable output shafts with the drive input.