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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Barry Christian Worrell, Maineville, OH (US);
Joseph Michael Mueller, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Rudolph Henry Nobis, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00853 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector includes a distal clevis, an axle mounted to the distal clevis, a first jaw holder and corresponding first jaw member rotatably mounted to the axle, and a second jaw holder and corresponding second jaw member rotatably mounted to the axle. A sleeve axle has a first end, a second end, and a central passageway that extends between the first and second ends. The axle is received within the central passageway and the sleeve axle is rotatable relative to the axle.