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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jason L. Craig, Loveland, CO (US);
Kenneth E. Netzel, Loveland, CO (US);
Michael J. Brown, Superior, CO (US);
Christopher T. Tschudy, Arvada, CO (US);
Weng-Kai Lee, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an end effector including a clamp jaw, a drive member extending distally from the housing, and a clamp lever pivotably coupled to the housing. The drive member is operably coupled to the clamp jaw such that translation of the drive member pivots the clamp jaw from an open position towards a clamping position. The clamp lever is operably coupled to the drive member via a rigid slider. The clamp jaw is configured to provide a jaw force to clamped tissue, measured at about 0.192 inches from a distal end of the clamp jaw, of from about 1 lbf to about 8 lbf in response to a full actuation of the clamp lever.