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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Inventors:
Anil K. Nalagatla, Mason, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Chester O. Baxter, Iii, Loveland, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2006.01); B21K 11/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2013.01); B21K 11/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07264 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is used to manufacture a knife of an end effector of a surgical instrument. The method includes forming the knife using metal injection molding. The knife has at least one feature having a molded shape. The method also includes machining the at least one feature of the knife to have a machined shape without machining the entire knife. The method also includes incorporating the knife into the end effector of the surgical instrument.