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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2023
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Benjamin D. Dickerson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason A. Hill, Loveland, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
An end effector for a surgical tool includes opposing first and second jaws rotatably coupled to each other at a jaw pivot axis, a knife slot defined in one or both of the first and second jaws, a knife coupled to a distal end of a drive rod and longitudinally extendable into the knife slot, and a knife housing pivotably coupled between the first and second jaws at the jaw pivot axis and defining a cavity sized to receive the knife. The drive rod is actuatable to move the knife between a stowed position, where the knife is received within the cavity, and an extended position, where the knife is extended out of the cavity and into the knife slot.
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