- Patent Title: Shroud retention arrangement for sterilizable surgical instruments
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Application No.: US13974227Application Date: 2013-08-23
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Publication No.: US09987006B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Jerome R. Morgan , Frederick E. Shelton, IV
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B17/068
- IPC: A61B17/068 ; A61B17/072 ; A61B34/00 ; G06F21/60 ; H02J7/00 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06T11/60 ; G09G5/14 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument comprises a shaft, an end effector extending distally from the shaft, and a housing extending proximally from the shaft. The housing comprises a first shroud portion, a second shroud portion, a working assembly nested in the first shroud portion, wherein the working assembly is detachable from the first shroud portion, wherein the second shroud portion is removably couplable to the first shroud portion to permit the working assembly to be detached from the first shroud portion, and at least one securing member movable to secure the working assembly to the first shroud portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150053738A1 SHROUD RETENTION ARRANGEMENT FOR STERILIZABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2015-02-26
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