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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventor:
Shailendra K. Parihar, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/32 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/32 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02);
Abstract
A clip applier adapted for use with a surgical robot is disclosed. The clip applier comprises a shaft having clips stored therein and jaws adapted for receiving a clip from the shaft. The shaft is in mechanical communication with a robotic mounting portion. The robotic mounting portion contains a gear drive assembly for rotating the shaft, feeding clips into the jaws and forming clips in the jaws.