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US 12,697,118 B2

Firing coupled closure and joint reaction

US 12,697,118 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Cilag GmbH International. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Cilag GmbH International
Inventors
William Ryle
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2024-04-30
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,118 B2 · US12697118 · 12697118

Abstract

An end effector of a surgical instrument may be equipped with a firing redirect assembly including: a firing carrier; a reaction pulley disposed distally from the firing carrier; a firing cable coupled to a distal end of the firing carrier and wrapping around the reaction pulley and extending proximally past the firing carrier; and a reaction cable coupled to and extending between a distal end of the reaction pulley and a proximal end of an end effector of the surgical tool, the end effector including a cartridge jaw and an anvil jaw pivotably connected to the cartridge jaw at a pivot, where a…

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