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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Gregory J. Bakos, Mason, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Taylor W. Aronhalt, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising an end effector, a closure tube, an articulation joint, an articulation driver, and an articulation lock is disclosed. The articulation driver is to rotate the end effector about the articulation joint and comprises first teeth. The articulation lock comprises a cam surface and second teeth, and the articulation lock is rotatable relative to the articulation driver between a first position, where the second teeth are demeshed from the first teeth and the articulation driver is permitted to rotate the end effector about the articulation joint, and a second position, where the second teeth are meshed with the first teeth and the articulation driver is prevented from rotating the end effector about the articulation joint. The cam is to engage the cam surface of the articulation lock and rotate the articulation lock toward the second position based on the closure tube moving toward a distal position.