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US 10,959,744 B2Granted
Surgical dissectors and manufacturing techniques
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III
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Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising an end effector is disclosed. The end effector comprises a surgical dissector.
Claims27
A surgical end effector for use with a surgical instrument, comprising:
- a proximal connector configured to attach to a distal end of the surgical instrument, wherein said proximal connector comprises an actuator;
- a first jaw member, comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first feature;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second feature;
- and
- a second jaw member, wherein at least one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member is independently movable relative to said other one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member about a joint between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein said second jaw member comprises:
- a first portion comprising a first feature;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second feature;
- wherein at least one of said first feature of said first jaw member and said first feature of said second jaw member is selected by a user in an additive manufacturing process.
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A surgical end effector for use with a surgical instrument, comprising:
- a proximal connector configured to attach to a distal end of the surgical instrument, wherein said proximal connector comprises an actuator;
- a first jaw member, comprising:
- a first portion comprising a first feature;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second feature;
- and
- a second jaw member, wherein at least one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member is independently movable relative to said other one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member about a pivot between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and wherein said second jaw member comprises:
- a first portion comprising a first feature;
- and
- a second portion comprising a second feature;
- and
- means for selecting at least one of said first feature of said first jaw member and said first feature of said second jaw member by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.