Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hand-held surgical instruments
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Application No.: US16441750Application Date: 2019-06-14
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Publication No.: US11272948B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- 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: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A hand-held surgical instrument includes a handle housing, a first motor disposed within the handle housing, a shaft portion extending distally from the handle housing, an articulation shaft operably coupled to the first motor and disposed within the shaft portion, and a position sensor associated with the articulation shaft. The articulation shaft is configured to axially move within the shaft portion to articulate an end effector, and the position sensor is configured to determine an articulation position of the articulation shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200015836A1 HAND-HELD SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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