公开(公告)号：US11413114B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16388912

申请日：2019-04-19

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Ashvani K. Madan ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Robert A. Kemerling ,  John A. Hibner ,  Rafael J. Ruiz Ortiz ,  Catherine A. Corbett ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Thomas B. Remm

IPC分类号： A61B90/70 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61N7/00

摘要： A surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a cleaning device. The shaft assembly includes a first tube and an acoustic waveguide. The first tube has a first inner diameter and a distal end. The waveguide has a first outer diameter. The waveguide extends within the first tube. The first outer diameter of the acoustic waveguide and the first inner diameter of the first tube together define a gap. The ultrasonic blade extends distally from the distal end of the first tube. The acoustic waveguide is configured to communicate ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic blade. The cleaning device is configured to actuate within the gap to thereby clean at least a portion of the shaft assembly and/or at least a portion of the ultrasonic blade.

公开(公告)号：US11253254B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16846307

申请日：2020-04-11

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Cory G. Kimball ,  Matthew S. Corbin

IPC分类号： A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： A surgical instrument comprising a handle and a rotatable shaft is disclosed. The handle comprises a rotatable actuator configured to rotate the shaft. In various instances, the rotatable actuator is mounted to the handle in proximity to a grip of the handle so that a clinician can easily rotate the actuator while holding the handle. The direction in which the actuator is rotated corresponds to the direction in which the shaft is rotated.

公开(公告)号：US20210128191A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16952769

申请日：2020-11-19

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  William E. Clem ,  Gregory W. Johnson ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Foster B. Stulen

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61N7/00

摘要： Ultrasonic surgical instruments having angularly and/or linearly off-set blades are described. The angularly and/or linearly off-set blades may facilitate increased surgical site access, visibility, and manipulability.

公开(公告)号：US20200345355A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16846308

申请日：2020-04-11

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Chester O. Baxter, III ,  Richard L. Leimbach ,  Michael J. Stokes ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Taylor W. Aronhalt ,  Matthew S. Corbin ,  Pierre R. Mesnil ,  Nicholas J. Ross ,  Shane R. Adams

IPC分类号： A61B17/072

摘要： A surgical instrument comprising a handle, a shaft rotatable relative to the handle, and an articulation joint rotatable relative to the shaft. The surgical instrument further comprises a motor-driven articulation system including articulation controls which are flipped by a control system of the surgical instrument when the shaft is rotated upside down relative to the handle.

公开(公告)号：US10813662B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US15644930

申请日：2017-07-10

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： Rafael J. Ruiz Ortiz ,  Craig T. Davis ,  Stephen M. Leuck ,  Benjamin M. Boyd ,  Joseph Dennis ,  Joseph E. Hollo ,  Nathan Cummings ,  Ion V. Nicolaescu ,  Tony C. Siebel ,  Joseph Isosaki ,  Frederick L. Estera ,  John E. Brady ,  Bryce L. Heitman ,  Cory G. Kimball

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/29

摘要： An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, an ultrasonic transducer, a waveguide, and an end effector coupled to a distal end of the shaft. A rotation knob is rotatably coupled to the body and is configured to rotate the shaft, the waveguide, and the end effector together relative to the body. A torque transfer structure is positioned radially outwardly of and in direct contact with the waveguide at an acoustic node thereof. The torque transfer structure is rotationally fixed relative to the waveguide and is configured to rotationally couple the waveguide with the shaft and the rotation knob. The waveguide includes a first axial constraining feature defining a distally facing surface, and the torque transfer structure includes a second axial constraining feature defining a proximally facing surface configured to abut the distally facing surface to constrain the waveguide axially relative to the torque transfer structure and the body.

公开(公告)号：US10603123B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US16108966

申请日：2018-08-22

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Omar J. Vakharia ,  James G. Lee ,  Matthew S. Corbin ,  Mark D. Overmyer ,  Cory G. Kimball

IPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B18/14 ,  B25J13/02 ,  B25J13/00 ,  A61B17/072 ,  B25J13/08 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/20

摘要： A robotic surgical system includes a robotic surgical assembly and a control assembly. The robotic surgical assembly includes a robotic actuation assembly, a processing device, and a first communication device. The robotic actuation assembly includes a robotic arm. The processing device is configured to instruct the robotic actuation assembly to perform a task based on a set of instructions. The first communication device is operable to transfer the set of instructions to the processing device. The control assembly includes a second communication device and a user input device. The second communication device is operable to communicate the set of instructions to the first communication device. The user input device assembly is configured to generate the set of instructions and send the set of instruction to the second communication device. At least a portion of the instructions are based on positioning of the user input device within three-dimensional space.

公开(公告)号：US10524815B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15602431

申请日：2017-05-23

申请人： ETHICON LLC

发明人： Foster B. Stulen ,  Michael R. Lamping ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Emron J. Henry ,  Michael J. Stokes

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/285 ,  A61F7/00 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B17/28 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： An ultrasonic forceps comprises a housing, an acoustic assembly, and a tine. The housing joins the acoustic assembly and the tine to the forceps and permits the tine to pivot relative to the acoustic assembly. The acoustic assembly comprises a transducer, a waveguide, and ultrasonic blade, and a waveguide sheath. The transducer is configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations directing the ultrasonic vibrations to the waveguide. The waveguide communicates the ultrasonic vibrations distally to the ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate in response to the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the transducer. When the tine is pivoted relative to the transducer, the tine is configured to move toward the ultrasonic blade. Tissue may be grasped between the tine and the ultrasonic blade. The tissue may be denatured when the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the transducer vibrate the ultrasonic blade, thus resulting in the tissue being cut and/or sealed.

公开(公告)号：US20190069960A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16108966

申请日：2018-08-22

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Omar J. Vakharia ,  James G. Lee ,  Matthew S. Corbin ,  Mark D. Overmyer ,  Cory G. Kimball

IPC分类号： A61B34/30 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B17/072 ,  B25J13/02 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J13/08

摘要： A robotic surgical system includes a robotic surgical assembly and a control assembly. The robotic surgical assembly includes a robotic actuation assembly, a processing device, and a first communication device. The robotic actuation assembly includes a robotic arm. The processing device is configured to instruct the robotic actuation assembly to perform a task based on a set of instructions. The first communication device is operable to transfer the set of instructions to the processing device. The control assembly includes a second communication device and a user input device. The second communication device is operable to communicate the set of instructions to the first communication device. The user input device assembly is configured to generate the set of instructions and send the set of instruction to the second communication device. At least a portion of the instructions are based on positioning of the user input device within three-dimensional space.

公开(公告)号：US20180206881A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15837241

申请日：2017-12-11

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Daniel W. Price ,  Galen C. Robertson ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Scott A. Woodruff ,  Matthew C. Miller ,  Kip M. Rupp ,  Carrie I. Hensley ,  Jane A. Sheetz ,  Carl J. Draginoff, Jr.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/00

摘要： A handle assembly for a handheld surgical instrument is disclosed. The handle assembly may include a body portion extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, a fixed handle interfaced with the body portion and extending downwardly from the body portion and away from the longitudinal axis, and a detachable handle portion. The fixed handle may define a proximal contact surface. The detachable handle portion may define an internal surface configured to interface with the proximal contact surface of the fixed handle and comprise at least one attachment feature to removably couple the detachable handle portion to the fixed handle.

公开(公告)号：US11602364B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US15798703

申请日：2017-10-31

申请人： Ethicon LLC

发明人： Ryan M. Asher ,  Gregory D. Bishop ,  Brian D. Black ,  Chad P. Boudreaux ,  David J. Cagle ,  William E. Clem ,  Joseph Dennis ,  Kristen G. Denzinger ,  Benjamin D. Dickerson ,  Kevin M. Fiebig ,  Ellen Burkart ,  Christina M. Hough ,  John V. Hunt ,  Cody R. Jackson ,  Cory G. Kimball ,  Jeffrey D. Messerly ,  Gabriel I. Myers ,  Ion V. Nicolaescu ,  William A. Olson ,  Candice Otrembiak ,  John K. Swain ,  Gregory A. Trees ,  John A. Weed, III ,  William B. Weisenburgh, II ,  Eitan T. Wiener ,  Barry C. Worrell ,  David C. Yates ,  Monica L. Zeckel

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/28 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/12

摘要： A surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic waveguide extending through a body assembly. An ultrasonic blade connects to the ultrasonic waveguide. A clamp arm assembly of the surgical instrument is able to move from an opened position for receiving a tissue toward a closed position for clamping the tissue. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp body and a clamp pad facing the ultrasonic blade. A clamp arm actuator of the surgical instrument is able to move from a first position toward a second position to direct the clamp arm assembly from the opened position toward the closed position. A modular coupling of the surgical instrument connects to the clamp pad such that at least the clamp pad can be disconnected relative to the ultrasonic blade for replacement thereof.