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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Duane E. Kerr, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2925 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a housing, an end effector and an elongated shaft extending therebetween. The end effector is movable between open and closed configurations. The elongated shaft includes a distal portion that is movable between aligned and articulated configurations. The surgical instrument further includes a driving assembly that induces motion in the end effector between open and closed configuration and maintains a closure pressure in the range of about 3 kg/cmto about 16 kg/cmbetween aligned and articulated configurations of the elongated shaft.