US 12,357,370 B2
Surgical instruments, related systems, and related methods
Lawrence Kerver, San Jose, CA (US); Harsukh Ratia, Foster City, CA (US); and Craig Gerbi, Half Moon Bay, CA (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,333.
Application 17/850,333 is a continuation of application No. 15/809,277, filed on Nov. 10, 2017, granted, now 11,399,886.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/421,029, filed on Nov. 11, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0395313 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 18/1442 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1422 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of assembling a surgical instrument, the surgical instrument comprising an end effector and a retaining member, the method comprising:
inserting a distal end feature of a cable within a recess in an end effector proximal body portion having a first distal-facing surface, the distal end feature extending radially outwardly from the cable; and
positioning the retaining member having a second distal-facing surface over the recess of the end effector proximal body portion to retain the distal end feature of the cable within the retaining member and in abutment with the first distal-facing surface of the end effector proximal body portion and the second distal-facing surface of the retaining member,
wherein a proximal-facing surface of the distal end feature of the cable abuts the first distal-facing surface of the end effector proximal body portion and the second distal-facing surface of the retaining member.