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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ashley Wellman, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
William Burbank, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Grant Duque, San Jose, CA (US);
Patrick Flanagan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Intuitive Surigical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft and an end effector coupled to the shaft. The end effector includes a first member, a knife member, and a second member. The first member is movable towards a distal end of the end effector. The knife member is pivotally coupled to the first member. The second member is movable towards the distal end of the end effector. The knife member is configured to be in a cutting position during a translation of the first and second members towards the distal end of the end effector. The knife member is rotatable relative to the first member to stow the knife member into a non-cutting position after the translation of the first and second members towards the distal end of the end effector.