Title:
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CURVED BLADE FIRING PATH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/088955
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus includes an end effector having a first jaw and a second jaw. The first and second jaws are able to clamp tissue. The first jaw and the second jaw define a curved path. The apparatus further includes a blade that is operable to translate along a curved path in the end effector. At least a portion of the blade is precurved. The blade may further include a laminate of sheets that slide relative to each other to accommodate travel along the curved path.
Inventors:
TREES GREGORY A (US)
WANG BINGSHI (US)
BARBERA NATHANIEL F (US)
WANG BINGSHI (US)
BARBERA NATHANIEL F (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/072636
Publication Date:
November 20, 2014
Filing Date:
December 02, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/29; A61B17/285; A61B17/295; A61B17/32; A61B18/14; A61B18/18
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JOHNSON, Philip S. et al. (One Johnson & Johnson PlazaNew Brunswick, New Jersey, US)
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