Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument comprising a pivotable distal head
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Application No.: US15850518Application Date: 2017-12-21
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Publication No.: US10743868B2Publication Date: 2020-08-18
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Sarah A. Worthington , Mark S. Zeiner
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/068
- IPC: A61B17/068 ; A61B34/10 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B90/00 ; G06F3/041 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B17/10 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/28 ; G06F3/044 ; G06F3/039 ; A61B34/20 ; A61B46/10 ; A61B46/00 ; A61B50/30 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/115 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/30 ; A61F5/00 ; A61B17/34
Abstract:
A surgical instrument comprising a shaft and a distal head extending from the shaft is disclosed. The distal head comprises a tissue drive configured to engage the tissue of a patient and move the distal head relative to the patient tissue. The tissue drive comprises, among other things, a tiltable or pivotable portion which adapts to changes in tissue thickness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190192137A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A PIVOTABLE DISTAL HEAD Public/Granted day:2019-06-27
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