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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (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 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a first jaw, a second jaw, and a firing member is disclosed. The firing member comprises one or more cams configured to position the first jaw relative to the second jaw. The cams are configured to reduce the strain experienced by the cams, the firing member, and the first and second jaws.
Published as:
US2018168607A1; US2018168611A1; US2018168616A1; EP3338673A1; EP3338692A2; WO2018116009A1; WO2018116011A1; WO2018118311A2; WO2018118311A3; EP3338692A3; US10485543B2; EP3338673B1; EP3685763A1; US10779823B2; US10856868B2;