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Cable driven surgical stapling and cutting instrument with improved cable attachment arrangements

A technology for connecting devices and surgical instruments, used in surgical instruments, obstetrics and gynecology instruments, surgical saws, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2008-12-24
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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[0012] Another challenge commonly encountered when utilizing cable-fired surgical instrument systems is connecting the ends of the cables so that they can transmit force

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[0180] Certain exemplary embodiments will now be described to provide an overall understanding of principles of the structure, function, manufacture, and use of the devices and methods disclosed herein. One or more examples of these implementations are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the devices and methods particularly described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments and that the scope of various embodiments of the present invention is defined only by the claims. Features shown and described in connection with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with features of other embodiments. Such modifications and changes are also included within the scope of the present invention.

[0181] Turning to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements in some of the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a surgical instrument, which in an exemplary version is speci...

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A cable attachment arrangement for attaching a cable to a surgical instrument component. In various embodiments, the cable attachment arrangement comprises a wedge-shaped slug that is attached to a portion of the cable and shaped to be received in a complementary shaped pocket in the surgical instrument component. In various embodiments, the slug may be wedge-shaped or conical in shape. In other embodiments, an end portion of the cable is folded over adjacent another portion of the cable and attached thereto by clamps or adhesive to form a loop sized to receive a portion of a surgical instrument component therein. Other embodiments comprise an endless cable formed from woven material wherein the ends of the cable are woven together.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to endoscopic surgical instruments, including but not limited to surgical stapling instruments adapted to apply rows of staples to tissue while cutting tissue between those rows of staples, and more particularly to improvements pertaining to their firing and drive systems . Background technique [0002] This application is related to the following co-owned U.S. Patent Applications filed on the same date, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety: [0003] (1) U.S. Patent Application entitled "Surgical Stapling and Cutting Instrument With Improved Firing System," inventors Richard W. Timm, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eugene L. Timperman, and Leslie M. Fugikawa, (Docket No. END6094USNP / KLG No.070064); [0004] (2) U.S. patent application entitled "Surgical Stapling and Cutting Instrument With ImprovedClosure System", inventors are Richard W. Timm, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Euge...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B17/072A61B17/138A61B17/94
CPCA61B2034/715A61B17/07207A61B2017/00473A61B2017/07214A61B2017/07278A61B2017/07285A61B2017/2916A61B2017/292A61B2017/2927A61B2017/2939A61B2017/294A61B2017/2946A61B2017/2933A61B2017/2934A61B2017/2936A61B2017/0069A61B2017/2937A61B2017/320052
Inventor F·E·谢尔顿四世R·W·蒂姆
Owner ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC