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Surgical instruments with articulatable and rotatable end effector

US8926598B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Rebecca J. Mollere · Loveland, US
Charles J. Scheib · Loveland, US
Chad P. Boudreaux · Cincinnati, US
Michael J. Vendely · Lebanon, US
Aron O. Zingman · Cambridge, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze · Hamilton, US
Barry C. Worrell · Maineville, US
Janna B. Volz · West Chester, US
John C. Schuckmann · St. Bernard, US
Megan O'Connor · Guilford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2011
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/293
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Hand-held surgical instruments that have and end effector attached to an elongate shaft are disclosed. The end effector is articulatable and rotatable relative to the shaft by a nozzle arrangement supported by a handle from which the elongate shaft extends. In various embodiments, the nozzle is operable by the same hand that is used to support the handle.

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