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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Kevin J. Ranucci0
Augustus Felix0
Nathan Stewart Cauldwell0
Date of Patent
March 19, 2019
Patent Application Number
15149413
Date Filed
May 9, 2016
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Patent abstract
A surgical instrument and its method of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the surgical instrument may include a handle and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle. The elongated shaft assembly may include an articulable portion with an articulation direction. The elongated shaft assembly may also include a tubular member with a flexible portion with a preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance. The tubular member may permit articulation of the elongated shaft assembly when the preferential bending direction is aligned with the articulation direction.
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