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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2024
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Austin Michael Fischer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Guowei John Zhang, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Steve Smolik, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeff Clark, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical tool includes a drive housing having a drive input mounted thereon and a shaft extending distally from the drive housing that terminates at an end effector. A knife assembly of the surgical tool includes a blade member defining a cutting edge at a distal end thereof and disposed within the end effector. The blade member is constructed of a first material such a stainless-steel. The knife assembly also includes a drive rod extending through the shaft and having a proximal end operably coupled to the drive input to translate the drive rod longitudinally through the shaft and the blade member through the end effector in response to actuation of the drive input. The drive rod further includes a distal portion constructed of a second material dissimilar to the first material, and the distal portion of the drive rod is coupled directly to the blade member.