USOO8991677B2
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`(12) Unlted States Patent
`(10) Patent No.:
`US 8,991,677 B2
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`Moore et al.
`(45) Date of Patent:
`*Mar. 31, 2015
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`(54) DETACHABLE MOTOR POWERED
`SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
`
`(71) Applicant: ggligorslfndo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati,
`
`(72)
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`Inventors: Kyle P. Moore, Mason, OH (US);
`Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro,
`OH (US); William B. Weisenburgh, II,
`MaineVille, OH (US); Jerome R.
`Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US); Mark H.
`Ransick, West Chester, OH (US);
`Eugene L. Timperman, Cincinnati, OH
`(US)
`
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ........... A613 17/068 (2013.01); A6IB 17/0686
`(2013.01); A6IB 17/072 (2013.01);
`(Continued)
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ............. A61B 17/068; A61B 17/0686; A61B
`17/072; A61B 17/07207
`USPC ............... 227/19, 175.1, 175.2, 175.3, 176.1,
`227/180.1; 606/139, 219
`See application file for complete search history.
`_
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`(56)
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`(73) Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati,
`OH (US)
`
`66,052 A
`662,587 A
`
`6/1867 Smith
`11/1900 Blake
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 1 54(b) by 0 days.
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`This patent 1s subject to a term1nal dis
`cla1mer.
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`_
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`AU
`AU
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`(21) APP]' NC" 14/283529
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`(Continued)
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`2008207624 Al
`3/2009
`2010214687 A1
`9/2010
`(Continued)
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`
`(22)
`
`(65)
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`Filed:
`
`May 21, 2014
`
`U.S.App1.No. 14/459,485, filed Aug. 14, 2014.
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`Prior Publication Data
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`(Continued)
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`US 2014/0252071 A1
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`Sep. 11’ 2014
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`Primary Examiner 7 Scott A. Smith
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
`
`(63) Continuation 0f application N9- 1348325522, filedon
`Mar. 15, 2013, Wthh 15 a cont1nuat1on 0f application
`NO- 13/118,210,.filed.on May 2712011.: 11ch Pat. NO-
`8,752,749,
`“7111011
`15
`a
`continuatlon-in-part 0f
`(Continued)
`
`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`A 61B 17/068
`A61B 17/0 72
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`
`(Continued)
`
`is dis-
`instrument
`A detachable motor-powered surgical
`closed. The instrument may include a housing that includes at
`least one engagement member for removably attaching the
`housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported
`within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various
`portions of a surgical end effector coupledto the housing. The
`housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured
`to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the
`housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement.
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`18 Claims, 95 Drawing Sheets
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`application No. 12/856,099, filed on Aug. 13, 2010,
`now Pat. No. 8,196,795, which is a continuation of
`application No. 12/031,628, filed on Feb. 14, 2008,
`now Pat. No. 7,793,812.
`
`(51)
`
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`
`Int. Cl.
`A613 19/02
`A613 19/00
`A613 17/32
`A613 18/14
`A613 17/00
`A613 17/29
`A613 18/00
`(52) U.S. Cl.
`CPC ....... A61317/07207 (2013.01), A613 19/0256
`(2013.01); A613 19/2203 (2013.01); A613
`17/320092 (2013.01); A613 18/1445 (2013.01);
`A613 19/0287 (2013.01), A613 201 7/00017
`(2013.01), A613 201 7/00398 (2013.01), A613
`2017/00473 (2013.01); A613 2017/00734
`(2013.01); A613 2017/0688 (2013.01); A613
`2017/0727] (2013.01); A613 2017/2923
`(2013.01), A613 2017/2927 (2013.01), A613
`201 7/320052 (2013.01), A613 2018/0063
`(2013.01); A613 2019/2223 (2013.01)
`USPC ..... 227/175.2; 227/19; 227/176.1; 227/180.1
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`(56)
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