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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Justin Gasparovich, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Alex Cuti, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew Kuhn, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Disha Labhasetwar, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gregory Scott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffery Bruns, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A surgical clip applier includes a drive housing, an elongate shaft that extends distally from the drive housing, an end effector arranged at a distal end of the elongate shaft and including first and second jaw members, and an articulation joint interposing the end effector and the elongate shaft. The articulation joint includes a flexible shaft length articulable in a plane of motion and having a first end and a second end, a lumen defined within the flexible shaft length and extending between the first and second ends, and a clip track provided within the lumen and extending at least partially between the first and second ends to guide surgical clips through the articulation joint.