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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Eric N. Johnson, Maineville, OH (US);
Jason Alan Hill, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft, an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft and including opposing first and second jaws, an articulable wrist that interposes the end effector and the distal end, the wrist including an articulation joint pivotable about an axis and a linkage mounted to the first and second jaws, a distal wedge positioned distal to the articulation joint and within a central portion of the wrist, and an electrical conductor extending through the wrist and to an electrode located at the end effector, wherein the distal wedge guides the electrical conductor to the electrode.