Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments comprising a system for articulation and rotation compensation
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Application No.: US16112151Application Date: 2018-08-24
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Publication No.: US10772651B2Publication Date: 2020-09-15
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Chester O. Baxter, III
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: H02P7/06
- IPC: H02P7/06 ; G05B9/02 ; H03K17/955 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B90/98 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B17/285 ; A61B17/295 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/10 ; A61B17/34 ; G06F3/147 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/32 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61B17/3201 ; F16D27/108 ; F16D27/12 ; G09G3/34 ; G09G3/36 ; G09G3/38 ; F16D27/00
Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising a shaft and an end effector rotatably connected to the shaft about an articulation joint. The surgical instrument comprises a plurality of rotation joints which can be simultaneously operated to maintain the alignment of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the patient tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190125390A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING A SYSTEM FOR ARTICULATION AND ROTATION COMPENSATION Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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