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Apparatus for endoscopic procedures

US9492146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Stanislaw Kostrzewski · Coventry, US
Ernest Aranyi · Easton, US
Paul Scirica · Huntington, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2013
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0814
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electromechanical surgical system having an instrument housing for connecting with a shaft assembly, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector is an articulating end effector and the system includes a cable tensioning system for tensioning the articulation cables. The system includes a clutch mechanism for preventing slippage of a drive cable.

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