Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument including an adapter assembly and an articulating surgical loading unit
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Application No.: US16695380Application Date: 2019-11-26
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Publication No.: US11076850B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Kenneth Whitfield , Thomas Casasanta , John Beardsley
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
An adapter assembly of a surgical instrument includes a cam member defining a proximal cam slot and a distal cam slot, a first articulation shaft, and a second articulation shaft. The first articulation shaft has a proximal end portion received in the proximal cam slot, and a distal end portion configured to be coupled to a surgical loading unit. The second articulation shaft has a proximal end portion received in the distal cam slot, and a distal end portion configured to be coupled to the surgical loading unit. The first and second articulation shafts are configured to move in opposing longitudinal directions in response to a rotation of the cam member to articulate the surgical loading unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210153863A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING AN ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND AN ARTICULATING SURGICAL LOADING UNIT Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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