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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
David Monroe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas B. Remm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of replacing a surgical tool consumable, the surgical tool including a drive housing containing an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft extending distally from the drive housing, an end effector coupled to the shaft and including a blade operatively coupled to the ultrasonic transducer and extending from drive housing within the shaft, and a clamp assembly that includes a clevis extending about the blade and a clamp arm pivotably coupled to the clevis such that axial movement of the clevis causes the clamp arm to move between open and closed positions, and a wrist interposing the shaft and the end effector. The method further including decoupling the blade from the ultrasonic transducer, removing the end effector from the wrist and proximal portions of the surgical tool, replacing the consumable of the surgical tool, and reconnecting the end effector to the wrist and the proximal portions of the surgical tool.