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- Patent Title: Joint arrangements for multi-planar alignment and support of operational drive shafts in articulatable surgical instruments
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Application No.: US17211230Application Date: 2021-03-24
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Publication No.: US11944336B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV
- 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: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B34/30

Abstract:
Various shaft guide embodiments are disclosed and may comprise a shaft guide body that comprises a proximal end that may have an oval shape aligned on a proximal long axis and a distal end that may have a distal oval shape aligned on a distal long axis that is transverse to the proximal long axis. The shaft guide body may further comprise a first passage that defines a first passage proximal opening oriented in a first orientation and a second passage that defines a second passage distal opening that is oriented in a second orientation that differs from the first orientation.
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