Daniel J. Mumaw;John B. Schulte;David A. Witt;Gregory A. Trees;Kyle P. Moore;Richard W. Timm;Gregory W. Johnson
发明人:
Richard W. Timm,Kyle P. Moore,Gregory W. Johnson,John B. Schulte,Daniel J. Mumaw,David A. Witt,Gregory A. Trees
申请号：
US13270667
公开号：
US09011471B2
申请日:
2011.10.11
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical instrument comprises a body and a shaft assembly. The body includes an energy source such as an ultrasonic transducer. The shaft assembly comprises an end effector and a transmission member such as an acoustic waveguide. The end effector may include a harmonic blade and a pivoting clamp member. One or both of the body or the shaft assembly includes a pivot feature. The pivot feature is operable to secure the shaft assembly to the body. The pivot feature may include a bar defining a pivot axis about which the shaft assembly pivots to secure the shaft assembly to the body. The pivot axis may be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the shaft assembly. The pivot feature may also include a pivoting cover configured to cover a recess in the body in which a proximal portion of the shaft assembly is received.
