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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/07292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07242 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument can comprise a first jaw, a second jaw, and a firing system configured to be advanced relative to the first jaw and the second jaw. The firing system can comprise a firing member including a first portion configured to engage the first jaw and a second portion configured to engage the second jaw in order to position the first jaw and the second jaw relative to one another.
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