US 12,029,417 B2
Jaw opening feature for surgical stapler
Rebecca J. Gettinger, Loveland, OH (US); Katherine J. Schmid, Loveland, OH (US); Charles J. Scheib, Loveland, OH (US); and Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/697,062.
Application 17/697,062 is a continuation of application No. 16/562,887, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,304,694.
Application 16/562,887 is a continuation of application No. 14/314,164, filed on Jun. 25, 2014, granted, now 10,456,132, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287709 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/068 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2933 (2013.01); A61B 2017/294 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
(a) a shaft assembly comprising a translating body, wherein the translating body is configured to translate between a distal position and a proximal position; and
(b) an end effector extending distally from the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises:
(i) a first jaw,
(ii) a second jaw pivotably coupled to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position, wherein the second jaw comprises a distally facing surface, and
(iii) a first tab and a second tab, each coupled to the translating body of the shaft assembly, wherein the first tab and the second tab are both configured to engage the distally facing surface of the second jaw while the translating body translates toward the proximal position to pivot the second jaw from the closed position toward the open position.