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Surgical stapling and cutting instrument with articulatable end effector

  • US 7,810,693 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2007
  • Issued: 10/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a handle portion;

    a proximal frame portion coupled to said handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis;

    an end effector for performing a surgical operation;

    a lower rigid bar pivotally attached to said proximal frame portion and said end effector and extending therebetween, said lower rigid bar lying along a first plane; and

    an upper rigid bar lying along a second plane that is not coplanar with said first plane and being pivotally attached to said proximal frame portion and said end effector and extending therebetween such that one end of at least one said upper and lower rigid bars is attached to said proximal frame portion along said longitudinal axis.

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