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Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors

US10945728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Chester O. Baxter, III · Loveland, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Gary W. Knight · Sharonville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2946
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument. In one form, the surgical instrument includes a housing that has an interchangeable shaft assembly removably attached thereto. The interchangeable shaft assembly includes an elongate shaft that has a surgical end effector operably coupled thereto for selective articulation relative to the elongate shaft. An articulation system is configured to selectively apply articulation motions to the surgical end effector when the articulation system is in an actuated orientation. A locking arrangement prevents detachment of the interchangeable shaft assembly from the housing when the articulation system is in the actuated orientation.

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