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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00393 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2903 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2925 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2932 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector rotatable relative to said shaft about an articulation joint, an articulation system configured to rotate the end effector, and an articulation lock. The articulation lock is configured to selectively couple the articulation system to a frame of the shaft. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument further comprises a lock plate movable within the shaft frame. In such embodiments, the articulation lock is configured to lock the articulation system to the lock plate.
Published as:
EP3420936A1; EP3420943A1; EP3420945A1; EP3420948A1; EP3420950A2; EP3420951A1; EP3420953A1; EP3420956A1; EP3420961A1; US2019000473A1; US2019000467A1; US2019000466A1; US2019000469A1; US2019000474A1; US2019000476A1; US2019000477A1; US2019000475A1; WO2019002965A1; WO2019002975A1; WO2019002978A2; WO2019002998A1; WO2019003000A1; WO2019003001A1; WO2019003002A1; WO2019003009A2; WO2019003010A1; WO2019003019A1; EP3420950A3; WO2019003009A3; WO2019002978A3; WO2019003019A9; EP3622897A1; CN110913775A; EP3420936B1; BR112019027046A2; JP2020525238A; US10779824B2; EP3711684A1; EP3711686A1; US11000279B2; US11058424B2; US11083455B2; US11389161B2; US11484310B2; JP7167070B2; EP3420951B1; EP3420951C0; US11678880B2; US11696759B2; CN110913775B; US2023338024A1;