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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Eric Johnson, Maineville, OH (US);
Jason Alan Hill, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An end effector for a robotic surgical tool includes a first jaw providing a first jaw extension, a second jaw providing a second jaw extension, and an articulable wrist operatively coupled to the first and second jaws. The wrist includes a distal clevis, first and second pulleys rotatably mounted to the distal clevis at a pivot axis, the first jaw extension being pinned to the first pulley and the second jaw extension being pinned to the second pulley, and a linkage mounted to the first and second jaws and defining a slot. An alignment arm is rotatably mounted to the first pulley at the pivot axis and providing an alignment bar translatable within the slot.