US 11,771,490 B2
Blade cartridge for a surgical instrument
Felix Bob, Rottenburg (DE)
Assigned to ERBE Elektromedizin GMBH, Tuebingen (DE)
Filed by Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH, Tuebingen (DE)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/715,346.
Claims priority of application No. 21169197 (EP), filed on Apr. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331002 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/3213 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/285 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/3215 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/1442 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3213 (2013.01); A61B 17/285 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/3215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knife cartridge for a surgical instrument, the knife cartridge comprising:
a cartridge housing configured to be connectable with the instrument;
a blade housing that is movably supported inside the cartridge housing;
a blade that is movably supported inside the blade housing;
a first operating element for moving the blade housing; and
a second operating element for moving the blade inside the blade housing.