- Patent Title: Consistent and repeatable jaw gap for surgical tool end effector
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Application No.: US16549183Application Date: 2019-08-23
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Publication No.: US11331155B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Eric N. Johnson , Mark Allen Davison
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Main IPC: A61B34/30
- IPC: A61B34/30 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An end effector for a surgical tool includes a first jaw that defines an aperture, a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, and a spacer pin received within the aperture and protruding from an upper surface of the first jaw. The spacer pin is adjustable within the aperture to define a jaw gap between the first and second jaws when the second jaw is moved to a closed position and engages the spacer pin, and the spacer pin is secured within the aperture to set the jaw gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210052334A1 Consistent and Repeatable Jaw Gap for Surgical Tool End Effector Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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