Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
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Application No.: US16869655Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11589866B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: David A. Nicholas , Paul A. Scirica , Justin Williams , Kevin Slisz
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A surgical device includes a jaw assembly, an articulating assembly and a drive shaft. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws. The articulating assembly is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly and includes a distal joint member, a proximal joint member, and a pivot pin. The pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and is rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member. The jaw assembly and the distal joint member together define a first longitudinal axis. The proximal joint member defines a second longitudinal axis. The drive shaft includes a gear element that is meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element that is fixedly coupled to the pivot pin. Longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200261090A1 APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Public/Granted day:2020-08-20
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