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Surgical instrument comprising a closing drive and a firing drive operated from the same rotatable output

US9649110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Shailendra K. Parihar · Mason, US
John A. Hibner · Maineville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2014
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A90/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument can comprise an end effector, a first drive configured to perform a first end effector function, a second drive configured to perform a second end effector function, and a rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft can comprise a first thread, wherein the first drive is engageable with the first thread to perform the first end effector function, and a second thread, wherein the second drive is engageable with the second thread to perform the second end effector function, and wherein the first thread is at least partially co-extensive with or overlaps the second thread.

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