US 11,744,578 B2
Surgical instrument including a firing member having a plurality of layers
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); Jerome R. Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/23,886.
Application 17/023,886 is a continuation of application No. 16/157,729, filed on Oct. 11, 2018, granted, now 11,576,669.
Application 16/157,729 is a continuation of application No. 14/742,925, filed on Jun. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,182,818, issued on Jan. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0059663 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/068 (2013.01) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0818 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an elongate shaft defining a longitudinal shaft axis;
an end effector extending from said elongate shaft, wherein said end effector comprises:
a first jaw; and
a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position; and
a firing member movable relative to said end effector during a firing stroke in response to a firing motion transmitted thereto, wherein said firing member comprises:
a distal head portion, comprising:
a body portion comprising a lateral body thickness;
a first cam member extending laterally from said body portion and configured to engage said first jaw during said firing stroke; and
a second cam member extending laterally from said body portion and configured to engage said second jaw during said firing stroke; and
a proximal laminate portion attached to said body portion of said distal head portion, wherein said proximal laminate portion comprises:
a central layer, wherein said central layer is a unitary, one-piece structure;
a first pair of outer layers positioned on a first side of said central layer; and
a second pair of outer layers positioned on a second side of said central layer opposite said first side, wherein each layer in said first pair of outer layers and said second pair of outer layers comprises a first lateral thickness, wherein said central layer comprises a second lateral thickness that is greater than said first lateral thickness, and wherein said second lateral thickness is less than said lateral body thickness of said body portion.