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Patent No.:

US 11317962 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

May. 04, 2018

Dual axle robotic end effector

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:

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jaymi E Della

Assistant Examiner:

Sean W Collins

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Worrell, Barry. (2022). Dual axle robotic end effector (U.S. Patent No. 11317962). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11317962

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