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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Cory G. Kimball, Hamilton, OH (US);
Matthew S. Corbin, Placentia, CA (US);
Monica Louise Zeckel Rivard, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0019 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation joint rotatably connecting the end effector to the shaft is disclosed. The end effector and/or shaft comprise indicator lights which indicate the direction in which the end effector is being articulated. The indicator lights are positioned such that they are visible to a clinician via an endoscope monitor during an endoscopic procedure.