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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Konstantin Zabotkin, Mason, OH (US);
Austin Wise, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Pavel Shalakov, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of replacing blades of an end effector of a surgical tool includes moving the end effector distally from an assembled state, where the end effector is rotatably mounted to a clevis, to an extended state, where an axle is dislodged from open-ended slots defined in opposing arms of the clevis. The end effector includes opposing first and second blades mounted to first and second blade holders rotatably mounted to the axle. The blade holders are separable from the blades in opposing lateral directions, and a new blade set comprising new blades and a new axle are then mountable to the holders, and the end effector is moved proximally and back to the assembled state by receiving the new axle within the open-ended slots.