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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Craig N. Faller, Milford, OH (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Robert J. Laird, Morrow, OH (US);
Gavin M. Monson, Oxford, OH (US);
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard W. Timm, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David A. Witt, Maineville, OH (US);
Zhifan F. Huang, Mason, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Wayne, PA (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Mary E. Mootoo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Raymond M. Banks, Cupertino, CA (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments are directed to a surgical instrument comprising, a shaft, and an end effector. The shaft may be coupled to the handle and may extend distally along a longitudinal axis. The end effector may be positioned at a distal end of the shaft and may comprise first and second jaw members and a reciprocating member. The first and second jaw members may define first and second longitudinal slots. One or both of the jaw members may be pivotable relative to the other about a pivot point. The reciprocating member may be translatable distally and proximally parallel to the longitudinal axis and through the first and second longitudinal slots. A distal portion of the reciprocating member may define a blade. The instrument may comprise an overtube translatable distally to exert a force on a portions of the first and second jaw members tending to close the first and second jaw members.