ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULATION JOINT HAVING INTEGRAL STIFFENING MEMBERS

• Main Authors: HOLLO, Joseph E, ASHER, Ryan M, JOHNSON, Gregory W, SHAPIRO, Cara L, DENZINGER, Kristen, DICKERSON, Benjamin D, CAGLE, David J, SULLIVAN, Jason R, WORRELL, Barry C, WEISENBURGH, II, William B, MUHLENKAMP, Tylor C, BALEK, Stephen J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.02.2018
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A surgical apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and a rigidizing member. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the...