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Super-elastic flexible jaw assembly

  • US 6,190,399 B1
  • Filed: 02/09/1998
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. End effectors for use in a surgical instrument, the end effectors comprising:

  • a first end effector having a superelastic metal arm and a superelastic metal jaw cup at a distal end of the arm, wherein the first end effector is capable of flexing from a first position to a second position; and

    a second end effector opposing the first end effector.

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