Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robotic endocutter drivetrain with bailout and manual opening
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Application No.: US15385028Application Date: 2016-12-20
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Publication No.: US10405932B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Mark D. Overmyer
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B34/30
- IPC: A61B34/30 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Various embodiments of tool assemblies are provided having at least one rotary input coupling and at least one linear input coupling for allowing either a rotary output or a linear output (e.g., from a tool driver on a surgical robot) to activate at least one mechanism of the tool assembly. For example, mechanisms of the tool assembly can include a clamping assembly, a firing assembly, an articulation assembly, and a roll assembly. The clamping assembly can open and close jaws of an end effector, the firing assembly can translate a knife assembly through the end effector to fire staples and cut tissue, the articulation assembly can articulate the end effector, and the roll assembly can rotate the elongate shaft and/or the end effector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180168677A1 Robotic Endocutter Drivetrain with Bailout and Manual Opening Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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