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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
David A. Witt, Maineville, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Wayne, PA (US);
Raymond M. Banks, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Steve G. Bernath, San Martin, CA (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Patrick A. Weizman, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw to transition the end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, and a camming assembly. The camming assembly comprises a first camming member comprising a first distal camming portion, a first proximal camming portion, and a first flexible portion extending between the first distal camming portion and the first proximal camming portion. The camming assembly further comprises a second camming member and a connector at least partially disposed between the first camming member and the second camming member, wherein the camming assembly is movable relative to the end effector to transition the end effector to the approximated configuration.