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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Andrew M. Zwolinski, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Tracy D. Lopes, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Shanghai, CN;
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Louis T. DeLuca, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising a housing, a transducer supported within the housing, an end-effector engaged with the transducer, and a clamp including a jaw member movably supported relative to the end-effector between an open position and a closed position. The transducer is configured to produce vibrations. The end-effector defines an axis and a distal tip. The distal tip is movable relative to the axis by vibrations produced by the transducer. The end-effector is configured to be detached from the transducer. The transducer is configured to receive a different end-effector.