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Articulatable surgical instrument with independent pivotable linkage distal of an articulation lock

US10603036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Morgan R. Hunter · Cincinnati, US
Austin E. Wise · Cincinnati, US
Darwin L. Schultz · Covington, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0814
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical tool assembly that includes a elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. A surgical end effector is movably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly by a distal support link that is pivotally coupled to the surgical end effector to define an articulation axis that is transverse to the shaft axis. The distal support link is pivotally and axially movably coupled to the elongate shaft assembly to facilitate selective articulation of the surgical end effector relative to the elongate shaft assembly about the articulation axis between a first unarticulated position and articulation position located on one side of the shaft axis.

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