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Surgical instruments

US9220527B2 · kind B2 · utility

243Cited by

861References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kevin L. Houser · Springboro, US
Stephanie J. Muir · Loveland, US
Louis T. DeLuca · Flower Mound, US
Daniel W. Price · Loveland, US
William D. Boyd · Oviedo, US
Galen C. Robertson · Apex, US
Michael J. O'Neil · West Barnstable, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49716
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical device. The surgical device may comprise a transducer configured to provide vibrations along a longitudinal axis and an end effector coupled to the transducer and extending from the transducer along the longitudinal axis. The surgical device also may comprise a lower jaw extending parallel to the end effector. The lower jaw may comprise a clamp face extending toward the longitudinal axis. Also, the lower jaw may be slidable relative to the end effector to bring the clamp face toward a distal end of the end effector.

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