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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Benjamin D. Dickerson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert J. Simms, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cllag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320071 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320093 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320095 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320097 (2017.08); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract
Surgical instruments with axially movable firing members that are driven by a series of drive components that are loosely linked to each other when traversing an articulation joint of the surgical instrument. The drive components are configured to serially engage a rotary drive member located distal to the articulation joint such that the rotary drive member causes the drive components to form an axially rigid series of said drive components configured to apply an axial drive motion to the firing member.