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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Stephanie J. Muir, Loveland, OH (US);
Louis T. Deluca, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
William D. Boyd, Mason, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. O'neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Stephanie J. Muir, Loveland, OH (US);
Louis T. DeLuca, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
William D. Boyd, Mason, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical device. The surgical device may comprise a transducer configured to provide vibrations along a longitudinal axis and an end effector coupled to the transducer and extending from the transducer along the longitudinal axis. The surgical device also may comprise a lower jaw extending parallel to the end effector. The lower jaw may comprise a clamp face extending toward the longitudinal axis. Also, the lower jaw may be slidable relative to the end effector to bring the clamp face toward a distal end of the end effector.