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Cable actuated end-effector for a surgical instrument

US8623044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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106References

21Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard W. Timm · Cincinnati, US
Suzanne E. Thompson · Sharonville, US
John V. Hunt · Cincinnati, US
Gavin M. Monson · Oxford, US
Omar J. Vakharia · Mason, US
Robert J. Laird · Pinole, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 12, 2010
Grant date	Jan 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1455
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various embodiments are directed to a surgical instrument comprising a handle, a shaft coupled to the handle and extending along a longitudinal axis, an end effector, and a cable. The end effector may comprise a first jaw member, a second jaw member and a reciprocating member. The cable may extend distally from the handle through the shaft to a first pulley of the first jaw member. From the first pulley, the cable may extend proximally to the reciprocating member, such that proximally directed motion of the cable exerts a distally directed force on the reciprocating member.

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