SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICES WITH ASYMMETRIC CLOSURE FEATURES

• Main Authors: BAKOS, Gregory J, SHELTON, Frederick E., IV
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.08.2024
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector that defines a central end effector plane. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw that is configured to mate with the first jaw along the end effector plane. The second jaw is pivotally coupled to the first jaw for pivotal travel about a pivot axis that is transverse to the end effector plane between an open position and a closed position. A closure assembly is operably coupled to the second jaw at first and second attachment points. The first attachment point is located a first lateral distance from the central end effector plane and the second attachment point is located a second lateral distance from the central end effector plane. The closure assembly is configured to generate axial and pivotal control motions in response to rotary closure motions applied thereto.