Surgical instrument with rotary drive selectively actuating multiple end effector functions

CJ Scheib, DC Yates, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 11,129,634, 2021 - Google Patents
Surgical instruments having a rotary drive that can selectively actuate multiple end effector
functions are described herein. In at least one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes a …

Surgical instrument with modular power sources

CJ Scheib, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 11,116,485, 2021 - Google Patents
A surgical instrument system is disclosed comprising a handle and a shaft assembly
attachable to the handle. The handle comprises a drive module and selectively attachable …

Surgical instrument having dual rotatable members to effect different types of end effector movement

CJ Scheib, AD Hensel, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 10,842,473, 2020 - Google Patents
US10842473B2 - Surgical instrument having dual rotatable members to effect different types
of end effector movement - Google Patents US10842473B2 - Surgical instrument having dual …

Surgical instrument with sensor and/or control systems

CJ Scheib, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 10,932,804, 2021 - Google Patents
Surgical instruments having a rotary drive that can selec tively actuate multiple end effector
functions are described herein. In at least one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes …

Surgical instrument with rotary drive selectively actuating multiple end effector functions

CJ Scheib, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 10,952,708, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A surgical instrument comprising an end effector is dis closed. The end
effector is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and articulatable about an articulation axis. The …

Surgical instrument with remote release

CJ Scheib, AD Hensel, FE Shelton IV - US Patent 10,736,616, 2020 - Google Patents
Surgical instruments having a rotary drive that can selectively actuate multiple end effector
functions are described herein. In at least one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes …

Tool with articulation lock

DE Hegeman, DJ Danitz, CD Hinman… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
The invention provides surgical or diagnostic tools and associated methods that offer user
control for operating remotely within regions of the body. These tools include a proximally …

Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly

E Butt, J Ransden, A Shvartsberg… - US Patent 10,471,607, 2019 - Google Patents
An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly is provided. The apparatus includes a
elongated element configured to engage the end-effector assembly and a drive assembly. A …

Surgical instrument arrangement and drive train arrangement for a surgical instrument, in particular a robot-guided surgical instrument, and surgical instrument

S Lohmeier - US Patent 9,775,678, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A surgical instrument arrangement has a modular motor drive unit which
has a drive arrangement having at least one output element, an instrument shaft that can be …

Medical devices having smoothly articulating multi-cluster joints

JM Licht, S Awtar, D Sharma, Z Zimmerman… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An articulating joint comprising a multi-cluster joint where every consecutive pair of links is
interfaced by a gimbal, which offers rotation about two orthogonal axes within the same …