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SURGICAL CUTTING AND STAPLING INSTRUMENTS WITH ARTICULATABLE END EFFECTORS

  • US 20150173755A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2013
  • Published: 06/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical end effector, comprising:

  • a lower jaw;

    an upper jaw comprising;

    a proximal upper jaw portion pivotally coupled to said lower jaw for selective pivotal travel relative thereto about a pivot axis between open and closed positions upon application of closing and opening motions to said proximal upper jaw portion; and

    a distal upper jaw portion movably coupled to said proximal upper jaw portion and supported for parallel movement toward and away from the lower jaw when the proximal upper jaw portion is in said closed position and wherein said surgical end effector further comprises;

    a firing member operably supported for operable travel within said surgical end effector relative to said upper and lower jaws when said proximal upper jaw portion is in said closed position and firing motions are applied to said firing member.

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