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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Matthew A. Palmer, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Korey Kline, Solvang, CA (US);
Derek Dee Deville, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/115 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a medical device, comprising: (1) providing a surgical end effector at a distal end of an instrument shaft and a rotating actuator at a proximal end of the instrument shaft, and (2) operating the rotating actuator to perform at least one of actuating the surgical end effector by sliding the rotating actuator in a proximal direction and rotating the surgical end effector with respect to the instrument shaft and about a shaft axis.