END EFFECTORS FOR SURGICAL STAPLERS
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Abstract
Articulation joints for use in connection with a surgical instrument that has a portion that must be passed through a trocar or similar structure and then articulated relative to another portion of the instrument received within the trocar. Various embodiments of the articulation joint include at least one flexible driven member to articulate the surgical implement relative to the handle assembly of the instrument.
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Citations
38 Claims
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20. A surgical instrument for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a shaft; an end effector, comprising; a staple cartridge body including staple cavities defined therein; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; an anvil configured to deform said staples; and a knife configured to cut tissue positioned intermediate said staple cartridge body and said anvil; a staple drive system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities; a knife drive system configured to move said knife relative to said staple cartridge body; and a control system configured to selectively operate said staple drive system and said knife drive system independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A surgical instrument for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a shaft; an end effector, comprising; a staple cartridge body including staple cavities defined therein; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; an anvil configured to deform said staples; and a knife configured to cut tissue positioned intermediate said staple cartridge body and said anvil; a staple drive system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities; and a knife drive system configured to move said knife relative to said staple cartridge body independently of said staple drive system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A surgical system for stapling the tissue of a patient, comprising:
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a shaft; an end effector, comprising; a staple cartridge body including staple cavities defined therein; staples removably positioned in said staple cavities; an anvil configured to deform said staples; and a knife configured to cut tissue positioned intermediate said staple cartridge body and said anvil; a staple drive system configured to eject said staples from said staple cavities during a firing stroke; and a knife drive system configured to move said knife relative to said staple cartridge body after said firing stroke. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification