Frederick E. Shelton, IV,Jason L. Harris,Gregory J. Bakos
申请号：
US16281666
公开号：
US20190298352A1
申请日:
2019.02.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector that is attached to an elongate shaft at an articulation joint. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw that is movably supported relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position. The instrument also includes a rotary closure shaft that operably interfaces with a closure assembly located distal to the articulation joint. The closure assembly interfaces with the second jaw and is configured to move axially in response to rotary closure motions applied thereto by the rotary closure shaft. Axial movement of the closure assembly results in an application of pivotal closure motions to the second jaw to move the second jaw between the open position and the closed position.
