Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with remote release
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Application No.: US15908021Application Date: 2018-02-28
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Publication No.: US10736616B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Charles J. Scheib , Adam D. Hensel , Frederick E. Shelton, IV
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Surgical instruments having a rotary drive that can selectively actuate multiple end effector functions are described herein. In at least one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes an outer shaft, an end effector coupled to the outer shaft, a rotatable drive shaft coaxially disposed within an inner lumen of the outer shaft, and a plurality of selectively engageable clutches configured to transfer torque from the rotatable drive shaft to the end effector. Each of the clutches is configured to convert the rotation of the drive shaft into one of a plurality of movements of the end effector relative to the outer shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190125382A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REMOTE RELEASE Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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