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Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument

US10743901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul F. Riestenberg · North Bend, US
David Sepulveda-Leyva · South Lebanon, US
Benjamin D. Dickerson · Cincinnati, US
Craig N. Faller · Batavia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2015
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/320095
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled with the shaft assembly. The clamp pad is configured to removably couple with the clamp arm while the clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the shaft assembly. The clamp arm includes a mortise and a pair of support gussets. The clamp pad includes a tenon and a pair of resilient projections where the tenon engages the mortise of the clamp arm and the projections contact the support gussets of the clamp arm.

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