Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument comprising firing member supports
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Application No.: US15635808Application Date: 2017-06-28
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Publication No.: US11259805B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV , Jason L. Harris , Jeffrey S. Swayze
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B90/00
Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising a shaft, an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft about an articulation joint, and a firing system configured to be moved through the articulation joint and the end effector. The surgical instrument further comprises means configured to facilitate the movement of the firing system through the articulation joint and the end effector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190000471A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING FIRING MEMBER SUPPORTS Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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