Surgical instrument
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
- an articulation mechanism including an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion including a plurality of serrations and being positioned in juxtaposed relation with the upper portion, the upper portion including at least one projection positioned to engage the serrations of the lower portion;
wherein an angle between a first pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a first angle, an angle between a second pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a second angle, and an angle between a third pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a third angle, and wherein each of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle are different from one another.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a handle assembly, a body, a tool assembly and an articulation assembly is disclosed. The articulation mechanism includes a receptacle, and a main shaft. A lower clutch is fixedly positioned within the receptacle and has a serrated portion including a plurality of serrations. An upper clutch includes at least one projection positioned to engage the serrations of the lower clutch to releasably retain the main shaft at a rotatably fixed position. An angle between a first pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a first angle, an angle between a second pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a second angle, and an angle between a third pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a third angle. The first angle, the second angle, and the third angle are each different from one another.
1260 Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
-
an articulation mechanism including an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion including a plurality of serrations and being positioned in juxtaposed relation with the upper portion, the upper portion including at least one projection positioned to engage the serrations of the lower portion; wherein an angle between a first pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a first angle, an angle between a second pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a second angle, and an angle between a third pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a third angle, and wherein each of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle are different from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. An articulation mechanism for affecting movement of a tool assembly of a surgical instrument between a non-articulated position and at least one articulated position, the articulation mechanism comprising:
-
a lower portion including a plurality of serrations; and an upper portion disposed in juxtaposed relation with the lower portion, the upper portion including at least one projection positioned to engage the serrations of the lower portion; wherein an angle between a first pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a first angle, an angle between a second pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a second angle, and an angle between a third pair of adjacent serrations is defined as a third angle, and wherein each of the first angle, the second angle, and the third angle are different from one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification