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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Mark Sheridan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Troy Richardson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A surgical tool includes a shaft extending from a drive housing, an end effector including opposing jaws, and a wrist interposing the shaft and the end effector and including a distal clevis to which the jaws are rotatably mounted at a first axle, a proximal clevis rotatably mounted to the distal clevis at a second axle and operatively coupled to the shaft, a set of pulleys rotatably mounted to the second axle, and first and second redirect pulleys rotatably mounted to the distal clevis and axially interposing the pulleys and the jaws. A first closure cable extends through the pulleys to the first redirect pulley, which redirects the first closure cable with no fleet angle to the first jaw, and a second closure cable extends through the pulleys to the second redirect pulley, which redirects the second closure cable with no fleet angle to the second jaw.