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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Suzanne E. Thompson, West Chester, OH (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert J. Laird, Morrow, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Suzanne E. Thompson, West Chester, OH (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert J. Laird, Morrow, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to a surgical instrument comprising a handle, a shaft coupled to the handle and extending along a longitudinal axis, an end effector, and a cable. The end effector may comprise a first jaw member, a second jaw member and a reciprocating member. The cable may extend distally from the handle through the shaft to a first pulley of the first jaw member. From the first pulley, the cable may extend proximally to the reciprocating member, such that proximally directed motion of the cable exerts a distally directed force on the reciprocating member.