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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Jeffrey D. Messerly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Mason, OH (US);
Robert J. Beetel, III, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Wayne, PA (US);
David A. Witt, Maineville, OH (US);
Douglas J. Turner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Kip M. Rupp, New Richmond, OH (US);
John A. Weed, III, Monroe, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin L. Houser, Springboro, OH (US);
Paul T. Franer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Craig N. Faller, Batavia, OH (US);
Craig T. Davis, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
An end effector of a surgical instrument may generally comprise a blade, and a clamp arm assembly comprising a clamp arm movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the blade, and at least one camming member rotationally attached to the clamp arm, wherein the at least one camming member is configured to rotate relative to the blade as the clamp arm moves from the open position to the closed position.