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Surgical instrument with selectively articulatable end effector

A technology for end effectors and surgical instruments, applied in the direction of heating surgical instruments, surgical fixation nails, medical science, etc., can solve the problem of large end effectors

Active Publication Date: 2013-05-22
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
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As a result, such end effectors are often too large to effectively access tight spaces in the body

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[0062] The applicant of the present application also owns the following U.S. patent applications, which were filed on the same date as the present application, and each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety:

[0063] U.S. Patent Application No._________, titled "Surgical Instrument With Trigger Assembly For Generating Multiple Actuation Motions", Attorney Docket No. END6888USNP3 / 110378;

[0064] U.S. Patent Application No._________, titled "Surgical Stapler With Stationary Staple Drivers," Attorney Docket No. END7013USNP / 110377;

[0065] U.S. Patent Application No._________, titled "Surgical Stapler With Floating Anvil", Attorney Docket No. END6841USCIP2 / 100526CIP2;

[0066] U.S. Patent Application No._________, entitled "Staple Cartridge Including Collapsible Deck Arrangement," Attorney Docket No. END7019USNP / 110375;

[0067] U.S. Patent Application No._________, entitled "Staple Cartridge Including Collapsible Deck," Attorney Docket No. END7020USNP / 11...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a surgical instrument that has an articulatable end effector. The instrument includes an articulation system that has a rotatable actuator member that interfaces with an articulation transmission. Rotation of the actuator member in a first rotary direction about an actuation axis causes at least one articulation member to articulate the surgical end effector in a first articulation direction and rotation of the actuator member in a second rotary direction causes at least one articulation member to articulate the surgical end effector in a second articulation direction.

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[0001] Cross references to related patent applications [0002] This nonprovisional patent application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 61 / 386,094, filed September 24, 2010, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to surgical instruments and, in various embodiments, to manually actuated surgical cutting and stapling instruments. Background technique [0004] Endoscopic surgical instruments are often preferred over traditional open surgical devices because smaller incisions tend to reduce postoperative recovery time and complications. Accordingly, there has been significant development of endoscopic surgical instruments suitable for precisely passing a distal end effector through a trocar site. These distal effectors engage tissue in a variety of ways for diagnostic or therapeutic effects (e.g., endoluminal cutting staplers, graspers, cutters, staplers, clip appliers, access d...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B18/14A61B17/295A61B17/068
CPCA61B2017/2905A61B2017/0038A61B17/295A61B2017/2946A61B2017/2908A61B2017/2927A61B17/068A61B17/07207A61B18/1445A61B18/14
Inventor K·J·施米德C·O·巴克斯特三世T·W·阿伦霍尔特J·E·杨F·E·谢尔顿四世B·C·沃雷尔M·C·米勒
Owner ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC