Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instruments including cam surfaces
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Application No.: US15230046Application Date: 2016-08-05
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Publication No.: US10213221B2Publication Date: 2019-02-26
- Inventor: John J. Kappus , David N. Heard
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/28

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a housing, a handle, an elongated shaft, an end effector assembly, a drive assembly, and an extension depending from the handle. The extension includes a proximal surface having a first proximal cam portion defining a first angle with respect to the longitudinal axis and a second proximal cam portion defining a second angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. Initial actuation of the handle from a non-actuated position causes the first proximal cam portion to contact the first portion of the drive assembly causing a first movement of the at least one jaw member, and a subsequent actuation of the handle causes the second proximal cam portion to contact the first portion of the drive assembly causing a second movement of the at least one jaw member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170119417A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING CAM SURFACES Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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