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Patent No.:

US 10973516 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2016

Surgical end effectors and adaptable firing members therefor

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);

David B. Smith, Mason, OH (US);

Adam D. Hensel, Gahanna, OH (US);

Assignee:

Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Anna K Kinsaul

Assistant Examiner:

Daniel Jeremy Leeds

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (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 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0801 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02);
Abstract

Surgical end effectors are disclosed. The surgical end effectors can include a first jaw, a second jaw, and a firing member configured to translate relative to the first jaw and the second jaw during a firing stroke. The firing member can include at least one floating flange. The floating flange can be configured to shift or slide relative to a fixed portion of the firing member such as a fixed flange.

Published as:
US2018168651A1; US2018168645A1; US2018168644A1; US2018168642A1; US2018168646A1; US2018168649A1; EP3338702A1; EP3338705A1; EP3338707A1; EP3338709A2; EP3338710A2; EP3338715A2; WO2018116013A1; WO2018116014A1; WO2018116015A1; WO2018116016A1; WO2018116017A1; WO2018116018A1; EP3338710A3; EP3338715A3; EP3338709A3; US10588632B2; US10610224B2; EP3338702B1; US10639035B2; EP3338707B1; US10835247B2; US2020375597A1; US2021059671A1; US10973516B2; EP3338705B1; US2021228209A1; US11160551B2; EP3338709B1; US11497499B2; EP3338715B1; EP4183350A2; EP3338710B1; EP3338710C0; EP4183350A3; EP4190249A2; EP4197454A1; EP4190249A3; EP4278988A1; US12011166B2; US12185946B2; EP4197454B1; EP4197454C0; EP4278988B1; EP4278988C0;

Find Patent Forward Citations

Shelton, IV, Frederick. (2021). Surgical end effectors and adaptable firing members therefor (U.S. Patent No. 10973516). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10973516

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