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Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effector

US10245029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Morgan R. Hunter · Cincinnati, US
Darwin L. Schultz · Covington, US
Sarah A. Worthington · Cincinnati, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Lauren S. Weaner · Cincinnati, US
Michael J. Vendely · Lebanon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0808
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument comprising an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. The surgical instrument includes a surgical end effector that has a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end is pivotally coupled to the elongate shaft assembly for selective pivotal travel about an articulation axis that extends transversely relative to the shaft axis. The surgical end effector is selectively pivotable about the articulation axis from an unarticulated position wherein the distal end of the surgical end effector is located an unarticulated distance from the articulation axis to articulated positions wherein the distal end of the surgical end effector is located a corresponding articulated distance from the articulation axis that is less than the unarticulated distance.

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