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Patent No.:

US 12636007 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2024

Surgical instrument comprising a closure lock

Applicant:

Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Richard L. Leimbach, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Nicholas J. Ross, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Shane R. Adams, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, CH;

Attorney:

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Primary Examiner:

Stephen F Gerrity

Assistant Examiner:

Patrick B Fry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01);
Abstract

A surgical instrument comprising an end effector and a closure actuator configured to engage with the end effector is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation drive operable to rotate the end effector about an articulation joint when the closure drive is in its partially-closed position. The surgical instrument further comprises a closure lock biased toward a top portion of the closure actuator and configured to interact with a top notch such that the closure actuator remains in a fully open position, a partially closed position, or a fully closed position.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Leimbach, Richard. (2026). Surgical instrument comprising a closure lock (U.S. Patent No. 12636007). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12636007

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