Patent ID: 11931035
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A surgical instrument assembly, comprising:
a shaft;
a first actuator;
a second actuator;
an end effector, wherein the first actuator is actuatable in a distal direction to actuate a function of the end effector;
an articulation joint, wherein the second actuator is actuatable to articulate the end effector relative to the shaft, and wherein the first actuator extends through the shaft, the articulation joint, and the end effector; and
an articulation support pivot positioned within the articulation joint, wherein the second actuator is attached to the articulation support pivot such that the second actuator rotates the articulation support pivot to articulate the end effector about the articulation joint wherein the first actuator extends through a central cavity of the articulation support pivot and is configured to apply a pivot force to the articulation support pivot during the actuation of the first actuator in the distal direction to articulate the end effector,
wherein the second actuator comprises a first articulation actuator and a second articulation actuator, wherein the articulation joint further comprises an actuation pin attaching distal ends of the first articulation actuator and the second articulation actuator to the articulation support pivot, and the wherein the actuation pin extends through the central cavity of the articulation support pivot.