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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Asensus Surgical Us, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Robert Penny, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Nicholas J Jardine, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
Asensus Surgical US, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B21D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); B21D 39/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/02 (2013.01); B25J 9/1045 (2013.01); B25J 9/1615 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument for use with a robotic manipulator includes an end effector assembly having one or two end effector members, each having a distal treatment end, a proximal end, and a tendon pass-through. Tendons that provide both mechanical actuation and electrical conduction to the end effector members are positioned in the pass-throughs.