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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey C. Hueil, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas J. Ross, Franklin, OH (US);
Brian K. Spinneweber, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Joshua R. Ruoff, Loveland, OH (US);
Robbin B. Johnson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Daniel L. Baber, West Chester, OH (US);
Pierre R. Mesnil, Newport, KY (US);
Marissa T. Kamenir, Cincinnati, OH (US);
CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector and an articulation control system is disclosed. The articulation control system comprises actuators that, when actuated, cause the end effector to articulate in predetermined directions. When the end effector is rotated downwardly, the articulation control system flips, or switches, the response to the inputs from the actuators.