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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, New Vienna, OH (US);
Eugene L. Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Leslie M. Fugikawa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
Eugene L. Timperman, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Leslie M. Fugikawa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Closure systems for applying a closure motion to an anvil assembly of a surgical instrument. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument includes a cable drive knife assembly and the anvil assembly thereof is moved to a closed position when contacted by a closure tube assembly that has a pushing force applied thereto. Other embodiments include closure systems that may be actuated by rotary motion. Various lockable articulation joints are also disclosed.