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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Michael W. Goldenbogen, Xenia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00172 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument including a shaft and an end effector that is articulatable relative to the shaft is disclosed. First and second independently movable articulation drivers are coupled to the surgical end effector to apply articulation motions thereto. The first articulation driver is attached to the surgical end effector by a first link that extends transversely relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft. The second articulation driver is attached to the surgical end effector by a second link that extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis and the first link.
Published as:
US2019183504A1; EP3501411A1; WO2019123154A1; US10716565B2; CN111491574A; BR112020012178A2; JP2021508271A; JP7317830B2; CN111491574B;