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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dylan R. Kingsley, Broomfield, CO (US);
Crystal A. Adams, Westminster, CO (US);
Jason G. Weihe, Longmont, CO (US);
William Whitney, Boulder, CO (US);
Russell W. Holbrook, Longmont, CO (US);
Zachary S. Heiliger, Nederland, CO (US);
Curtis M. Siebenaller, Frederick, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft including an articulating segment. A jaw assembly extends from a distal segment of the elongated shaft. A first jaw member can be actuated between a closed configuration and an open configuration. An articulation cable assembly includes a first articulation cable including a first extending portion, a second extending portion spaced apart from the first extending portion, and a loop portion connecting distal ends of the first and second extending portions of the first articulation cable. A first ferrule is positioned about the loop portion of the first articulation cable. A second articulation cable includes a first extending portion, a second extending portion spaced apart from the first extending portion, and a loop portion connecting distal ends of the first and second extending portions of the second articulation cable. A second ferrule is positioned about the loop portion of the second articulation cable.