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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Eric N. Johnson, Maineville, OH (US);
Mark Allen Davison, Maineville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector for a surgical tool includes a first jaw that defines an aperture, a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, and a spacer pin received within the aperture and protruding from an upper surface of the first jaw. The spacer pin is adjustable within the aperture to define a jaw gap between the first and second jaws when the second jaw is moved to a closed position and engages the spacer pin, and the spacer pin is secured within the aperture to set the jaw gap.