Patent ID: 11896333
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A robotic surgical instrument, comprising:
a housing;
a shaft assembly extending distally from the housing and including:
a proximal segment coupled to the housing;
a clevis defining a slot in a proximal end thereof;
a distal segment fixed to the clevis and having a nub keyed to the slot of the clevis; and
an articulating link pivotably coupled to and interconnecting the proximal segment and the distal segment; and

an end effector assembly coupled to the clevis and extending distally therefrom, wherein the end effector assembly is configured to articulate relative to the proximal segment via the articulating link,
wherein the distal segment defines a depression therein and the articulating link includes a pivot flag pivotably received in the depression in longitudinal alignment with the nub, and
wherein the clevis and distal segment are fixed in rotational alignment relative to one another upon operational engagement of the nub within the slot.