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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Ryan M. Asher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Chad P. Boudreaux, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joseph Dennis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Wei Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Bryce L. Heitman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
James A. McCrea, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Patrick J. Minnelli, Harrison, OH (US);
Yachuan Yu, Shanghai, CN;
Monica L. Zeckel, Zionsville, IN (US);
Junhua Zhu, Shanghai, CN;
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument has a first modular assembly and a second modular assembly. The first modular assembly has a body, an ultrasonic waveguide, an ultrasonic blade connected to a distal end of the ultrasonic waveguide, and a coupling member that movably couples with the body. The second modular assembly has a clamp arm assembly with a first pivot coupling, a clamp pad assembly with a second pivot coupling, and a distal outer sheath that selectively couples to the body of the first modular assembly via the coupling member. The distal outer sheath has an interior surface that houses a portion of the ultrasonic waveguide, and this interior surface also houses the first pivot coupling and the second pivot coupling.