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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Mueller, Frederick, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/293 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00178 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle, and an elongated shaft extending from the handle. An end effector extending from the elongated shaft is in communication with a source of electrosurgical energy and defines an end effector axis. A roll joint couples the end effector to the elongated shaft and includes a first tubular structure extending distally from the elongated shaft and a second tubular structure rotatably coupled to the first tubular structure. The second tubular structure supports the end effector such that the end effector is rotatable about the end effector axis.