Surgical stapling and cutting device and method for using the device
CA 2810329 C · Owner: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · Inventors: Kline, Korey Robert; Palmer, Matthew A.; Smith, Kevin W.
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A medical device includes a control handle having an articulation joint actuator a surgical end effector, and a passive articulating joint connecting the end effector to the control handle. The articulation joint actuator when unactuated, holds the passive articulation joint and thereby, the end effector, in a substantially fixed articulation position and, when actuated, releases the passive articulation joint into a freely articulating state to permit free articulation of the end effector with respect to the control handle dependent upon external forces acting upon the end effector. A method for operating the end effector includes retaining the passive articulation joint in a stable …
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- Filed July 25, 2006 and granted November 15, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 25, 2026.
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