Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument including an adapter assembly and an articulating surgical loading unit
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Application No.: US16809040Application Date: 2020-03-04
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Publication No.: US11241228B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: David Nicholas , Russell Pribanic
- 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 includes an articulation nut, an articulation link, and a drive belt operably coupled to a distal portion of the articulation link. The articulation link has a proximal end portion operably coupled to the articulation nut, such that rotation of the articulation nut results in translation of the articulation link. The drive belt has a distal end portion configured to be operably coupled to a proximal end portion of a surgical loading unit, such that movement of the drive belt articulates the surgical loading unit relative to the adapter assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200315617A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING AN ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND AN ARTICULATING SURGICAL LOADING UNIT Public/Granted day:2020-10-08
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