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Surgical cassette with compliant clamping zone

  • US 9,579,429 B2
  • Filed: 03/29/2006
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical cassette configured to interface with a clamp of a surgical receiver of a surgical system comprising:

  • a body portion comprising an outer wall on a first side of the surgical cassette; and

    a clamping portion projecting from the outer wall of the body portion and configured to contact clamp during use, the clamping portion comprising;

    an end wall forming an exterior surface of the surgical cassette; and

    a set of ribs transversely disposed between the outer wall of the body portion and the end wall of the clamping portion, the set of ribs configured to distribute a load asserted by the clamp on the surgical cassette and to deform elastically and/or plastically to conform to a load profile corresponding to the load asserted by the clamp on the surgical cassette.

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