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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
John Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
Thomas Remm, Milford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
Interposing a releasable interconnect between distal and proximal cable portions of a cable within a cable-driven surgical tool may facilitate cable replacement. Cable-driven surgical tools may comprise: an elongate shaft defining a lumen that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongate shaft, an end effector operably coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft, and a plurality of cable systems extending within the lumen and operably engaging the end effector. Each cable system comprises a distal cable portion and a proximal cable portion that are adjoined by a releasable interconnect.