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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2020
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Salvatore Privitera, Mason, OH (US);
Kenneth Lance Miller, Hamilton, OH (US);
Melissa Deitzer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas J. Seith, Tampa, FL (US);
Akiva Kirschner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sydney Gaynor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kurtis Klingenberg, Cincinnati, OH (US);
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
Surgical devices and related methods are disclosed. An example end effector for a surgical device may include a first jaw, a second jaw, and an articulating mechanism operable to move the first jaw between an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. An example articulating mechanism may include a first jaw mount coupled to the first jaw so that movement of the first jaw mount along a path causes rotation and translation of the first jaw mount and the first jaw. A pivotably mounted crank may operably couple an actuator linkage to the first jaw mount so that moving the actuator linkage rotates the crank, and rotation of the crank may move the first jaw mount along the path.