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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Newton, CT (US);
Ernest Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
Paul Scirica, Huntington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02);
Abstract
An electromechanical surgical system having an instrument housing for connecting with a shaft assembly, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector is an articulating end effector and the system includes a cable tensioning system for tensioning the articulation cables. The system includes a clutch mechanism for preventing slippage of a drive cable. The electromechanical system includes a staple cartridge that includes a knife that is movable between a raised position and a lowered position.