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US 2023/0389979 A1Published application
End tool of surgical instrument and electric cauterization surgical instrument comprising same
AssigneeLivsmed Inc.
InventorsJung Joo LEE, Heejin KIM, Dongkyu JANG
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Abstract
Provided are an end tool of a surgical instrument and a surgical instrument for electrocautery including the same, and in particular, an end tool of a surgical instrument and a surgical instrument for electrocautery including the end tool that is capable of rotating in two or more directions and intuitively matching a movement of a manipulation portion, wherein the surgical instrument may be installed on a robot arm or manually operable in order to be used in laparoscopic surgery or other various surgeries.
Claims21
An end tool of a surgical instrument, the end tool comprising:
- a first jaw and a second jaw that are rotatable independently from each other;
- a first jaw pulley coupled to the first jaw and formed to be rotatable about a first axis;
- a second jaw pulley coupled to the second jaw, formed to be rotatable about an axis that is substantially same as or parallel to the first axis, and formed to be spaced a certain distance from the first jaw pulley;
- a blade assembly which includes a blade moving between a proximal end and a distal end of the first jaw, and of which at least a part is formed between the first jaw pulley and the second jaw pulley;
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- a blade wire that is at least partially in contact with the blade assembly and transfers a driving force required to move the blade to the blade.
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