Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Blade grounding mechanisms and alternative pin designs
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Application No.: US17384847Application Date: 2021-07-26
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Publication No.: US11596432B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Sean P. Conlon , Ellen Burkart , Guion Y. Lucas
- Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
- Applicant Address: CH Zug
- Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
- Current Assignee Address: CH Zug
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm movably coupled with the shaft assembly. The shaft assembly extends between the body and the end effector and includes an acoustic waveguide, a rotational driver, and a driver wrench. The rotational driver is configured to be received within the rotational drive channel and rotate the shaft assembly relative to the body. The acoustic waveguide includes a notch and the driver wrench includes a key, wherein the first notch of the acoustic waveguide is configured to receive the key.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220015796A1 BLADE GROUNDING MECHANISMS AND ALTERNATIVE PIN DESIGNS Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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