Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with adapter for facilitating multi-direction end effector articulation
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Application No.: US15202045Application Date: 2016-07-05
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Publication No.: US09968344B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Elias Hartoumbekis , Roddi Simpson , Earl Zergiebel
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/02 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B34/30

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a selectively rotatable housing, an adaptor, and a shaft including an end effector. The adaptor is coupled to the housing and is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The shaft is coupled to one or both of the housing and the adaptor. The end effector is articulable in response to the selective rotation of the housing. The end effector is articulable toward a first direction when the adaptor is positioned in the first position and articulable toward a second direction when the adaptor is positioned in the second position. The first and second directions are different.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160310119A1 Surgical Instrument with Adapter for Facilitating Multi-Direction End Effector Articulation Public/Granted day:2016-10-27
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