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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Ebner, Southington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/285 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/285 (2013.01); A61B 17/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/1155 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07235 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an end effector including a first jaw and a second jaw, a drive beam disposed inside the end effector, a first blade, and a second blade. The drive beam is slidably attached to the first jaw. The drive beam includes a cut-out defining a first surface, a second surface, and a vertical strut. The first blade is attached to the first surface and the vertical strut. The second blade is attached to the first blade and the second surface.