Daniel E Price

US Patent:

20200229834, Jul 23, 2020

Filed:

Apr 6, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/841322

Inventors:

- Guaynabo PR, US
Foster B. Stulen - Johns Island SC, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Daniel W. Price - Loveland OH, US
Kevin L. Houser - Springboro OH, US
Craig N. Faller - Batavia OH, US
William D. Dannaher - Cincinnati OH, US
Sora Rhee - Pennsylvania Furnace PA, US
Tylor C. Muhlenkamp - Cincinnati OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/295
A61B 17/22
A61B 17/32

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to end effectors. An end effector includes an outer shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and an inner shaft partially located within the outer shaft. The end effector may include an ultrasonic blade. The inner shaft may include biased and unbiased portions. The inner shaft and outer shaft may be translatable relative to one another. At one translatable position, the biased portion of the inner shaft may be located within the outer shaft and the unbiased portion may be substantially straight along the longitudinal axis. At another translatable position, the biased portion of the inner shaft may be located outside of and distally positioned from the outer shaft such that the biased portion of the inner shaft is bent away from the longitudinal axis.