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- Patent Title: Surgical instrument with single drive input for two end effector mechanisms
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Application No.: US16836292Application Date: 2020-03-31
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Publication No.: US11684381B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Gabriel F. Brisson , Alan E. Loh , Lawrence Kerver
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- The original application number of the division: US13484143 2012.05.30
- Main IPC: A61B17/295
- IPC: A61B17/295 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/285 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14

Abstract:
Methods for treating tissue, and surgical assemblies and related methods are disclosed in which a single input is used to sequentially articulate two members. A medical device includes an input link movable through an input link range of motion, a jaw coupled with the input link, and a tissue manipulation member coupled to the input link and positioned to manipulate a tissue gripped by the jaw. The input link range of motion includes a first portion and a second portion. The input link within the first portion of the input link range of motion drives the jaw through a jaw range of motion. The input link within the second portion of the input link range of motion drives the tissue manipulation member through a tissue manipulation member range of motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200289142A1 Surgical Instrument With Single Drive Input for Two End Effector Mechanisms Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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