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Patent Inventor Names
Foster B. Stulen0
Steven P. Smolik0
Zhifan F. Huang0
Patrick A. Weizman0
Carl J. Draginoff, Jr.0
Date of Patent
January 16, 2024
0Patent Application Number
162339110
Date Filed
December 27, 2018
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Patent abstract
Various embodiments are directed to articulatable surgical instruments and surgical systems comprising articulatable surgical instruments. Some embodiments comprise an end effector to comprising an ultrasonic blade. A hollow shaft may extend proximally from the end effector along a longitudinal axis. The hollow shaft may comprise a rigid portion and a flexible portion at a first position on the longitudinal axis distal from the rigid portion. A waveguide may extend through the shaft and may be acoustically coupled to the ultrasonic blade. The waveguide may comprise a flexible portion at the first position on the longitudinal axis such that the end effector is pivotable away from the longitudinal axis from the first position.
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