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Articulatable surgical instrument comprising a firing drive

US9101358B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9101358-B2
Application numberUS-201213524049-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 15, 2012
Priority dateJun 15, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft by an articulation joint. The surgical instrument can further include a staple cartridge positioned within the end effector and a firing drive operably coupled with a trigger wherein the operation of the trigger can advance and/or retract a firing member of the firing drive relative to the end effector. The surgical instrument can further comprise an articulation drive which is selectively engageable with the firing drive. When the articulation drive is engaged with the firing drive, the operation of the firing drive can operate the articulation drive and articulate the end effector. When the articulation drive is not engaged with the firing drive, the firing drive can be operated independently of the articulation drive.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A surgical instrument for treating tissue, comprising: a handle comprising a trigger; a shaft extending from said handle; an end effector; an articulation joint, wherein said end effector is rotatably coupled to said shaft by said articulation joint; a firing member operably coupled with said trigger, wherein the operation of said trigger is configured to advance said firing member toward said end effector; and an articulation member operably…

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What does patent US9101358B2 cover?
A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft by an articulation joint. The surgical instrument can further include a staple cartridge positioned within the end effector and a firing drive operably coupled with a trigger wherein the operation of the trigger can advance and/or retract a firing member of the firi…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kerr Wendy A, Lytle Iv Thomas W, Overmyer Mark D, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/068. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 9 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).