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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jacob S. Gee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Foster B. Stulen, Johns Island, SC (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Craig N. Faller, Batavia, OH (US);
Sora Rhee, Spring Mills, PA (US);
William D. Dannaher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Barry C. Worrell, Centerville, OH (US);
Gregory W. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical system is disclosed including an end effector, an elongate shaft, an articulation joint, and an articulation system. The end effector is rotatable relative to the elongate shaft about the articulation joint. The articulation system includes a distal plate, a first cable, a second cable, and a gear. The distal plate is configured to articulate toward a first side of the gear based on the gear rotating in a first direction and articulate toward a second side of the gear based on the gear rotating in a second direction. The end effector is configured to articulate in a first articulation direction about the articulation joint based on the distal plate articulating toward the first side of the gear. The end effector is configured to articulate in a second articulation direction about the articulation joint based on the distal plate articulating toward the second side of the gear.