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Surgical instruments comprising a lockable end effector socket

US11291465B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Shailendra K. Parihar · Mason, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Christopher J. Hess · Cincinnati, US
Gregory J. Bakos · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09G2380/08
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument comprising a shaft and an end effector is disclosed. The end effector is releasably attachable to the shaft by a lock biased into a locked condition to hold the end effector to the shaft.

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