Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments with firing system overload protection mechanisms
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Application No.: US14666475Application Date: 2015-03-24
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Publication No.: US10595929B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Chad P. Boudreaux , Benjamin D. Dickerson , Jason R. Lesko
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument that includes an end effector and a trigger that is actuatable between a first position and a second position. An actuation drive is movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position in response to actuation of the trigger. A toggle assembly is transitionable between a folded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the toggle assembly is configured to motivate the actuation drive to effectuate a movement in the end effector in the folded configuration. The toggle assembly being configured to bypass the actuation drive when in the expanded configuration. A resetting member is operable to return the toggle assembly to the folded configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160278848A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH FIRING SYSTEM OVERLOAD PROTECTION MECHANISMS Public/Granted day:2016-09-29
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