Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with guided laterally moving articulation member
- Patent Title (中): 手术仪器带导向横向移动铰接构件
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Application No.: US11100847Application Date: 2005-04-07
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Publication No.: US07654431B2Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Joseph C. Hueil , Kenneth S. Wales , Chad P. Boudreaux
- Applicant: Joseph C. Hueil , Kenneth S. Wales , Chad P. Boudreaux
- Applicant Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00
Abstract:
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including a laterally sliding member in a proximal portion of a shaft that pivots the end effector to a selected side. Differentially opposing actuating forces (e.g., hydraulic, fluidic, mechanical) act against the laterally sliding member without binding by incorporating guidance mechanisms between the laterally sliding member and a frame of the shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060226196A1 Surgical instrument with guided laterally moving articulation member Public/Granted day:2006-10-12
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