Surgical instruments and end effectors therefor
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
- an elongate shaft;
an end effector extending from said elongate shaft, said end effector comprising;
a first member; and
a second member, wherein said first member is movable relative to said second member to transition said end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between said first member and said second member; and
a camming assembly movable along a curved path, said camming assembly comprising;
a first camming member, wherein said first camming member comprises;
a first distal camming portion;
a first proximal camming portion; and
a first flexible portion extending between said first distal camming portion and said first proximal camming portion;
a second camming member, wherein said second camming member comprises;
a second distal camming portion;
a second proximal camming portion; and
a second flexible portion extending between said second distal camming portion and said second proximal camming portion; and
a connector at least partially disposed between said first camming member and said second camming member, wherein said connector comprises a cutting member at a distal portion thereof, and wherein said camming assembly is movable relative to said end effector to exert a camming force against said first member and said second member to transition said end effector to said approximated configuration.
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Abstract
An end effector for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw to transition the end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, and a camming assembly. The camming assembly comprises a first camming member comprising a first distal camming portion, a first proximal camming portion, and a first flexible portion extending between the first distal camming portion and the first proximal camming portion. The camming assembly further comprises a second camming member and a connector at least partially disposed between the first camming member and the second camming member, wherein the camming assembly is movable relative to the end effector to transition the end effector to the approximated configuration.
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21 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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an elongate shaft; an end effector extending from said elongate shaft, said end effector comprising; a first member; and a second member, wherein said first member is movable relative to said second member to transition said end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between said first member and said second member; and a camming assembly movable along a curved path, said camming assembly comprising; a first camming member, wherein said first camming member comprises; a first distal camming portion; a first proximal camming portion; and a first flexible portion extending between said first distal camming portion and said first proximal camming portion; a second camming member, wherein said second camming member comprises; a second distal camming portion; a second proximal camming portion; and a second flexible portion extending between said second distal camming portion and said second proximal camming portion; and a connector at least partially disposed between said first camming member and said second camming member, wherein said connector comprises a cutting member at a distal portion thereof, and wherein said camming assembly is movable relative to said end effector to exert a camming force against said first member and said second member to transition said end effector to said approximated configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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an elongate shaft; an end effector extending from said elongate shaft, said end effector comprising; a first jaw; and a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is movable relative to said second jaw to transition said end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; and a bendable firing member movable along a non-linear path, said bendable firing member comprising; a first bendable portion defining a first plane, said first bendable portion comprising a first camming surface at a distal portion thereof; a second bendable portion defining a second plane, said second bendable portion comprising a second camming surface at a distal portion thereof; and a connector defining a third plane intersecting said first plane and said second plane, wherein said connector comprises a cutting member at a distal portion thereof, and wherein said first camming surface and said second camming surface are configured to engage said first jaw and said second jaw respectively to transition said end effector to said approximated configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An end effector for use with a surgical instrument, said end effector comprising:
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a first jaw; a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is movable relative to said second jaw to transition said end effector between an open configuration and an approximated configuration to clamp tissue between said first jaw and said second jaw; and a camming assembly movable along a curved path, said camming assembly comprising; a first camming member, wherein said first camming member comprises; a first distal camming portion; a first proximal camming portion; and a first flexible portion extending between said first distal camming portion and said first proximal camming portion; a second camming member; and a connector at least partially disposed between said first camming member and said second camming member, wherein said connector comprises a cutting member at a distal portion thereof, and wherein said camming assembly is movable relative to said end effector to exert a camming force against said first jaw and said second jaw to transition said end effector to said approximated configuration. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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Specification