Surgical instruments comprising an articulation drive that provides for high articulation angles

FE Shelton IV, CO Baxter III, JL Harris - US Patent 11,129,636, 2021 - Google Patents
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Surgical instruments comprising a shifting mechanism

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, CO Baxter III - US Patent 11,026,712, 2021 - Google Patents
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Surgical instruments comprising a lockable end effector socket

SK Parihar, FE Shelton IV, JR Morgan… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
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ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: PARIHAR …

Reactive algorithm for surgical system

FE Shelton IV, JR Morgan, CO Baxter III… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A modular surgical instrument is disclosed. The modular surgical instrument comprises a
control interface, a shaft extending from the control interface, an end effector extend ing from …

Clip applier comprising a movable clip magazine

FE Shelton IV, DJ Mumaw, JL Harris… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a
shaft extending from the housing, an end effector extending from the shaft, a motor, a rotary …

Clip applier comprising a clip crimping system

FE Shelton IV, JR Morgan, MJ Stokes… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing
comprising an electric motor, a shaft defining a central shaft axis, a clip magazine, and a clip …

Surgical clip applier comprising an empty clip cartridge lockout

FE Shelton IV, AC Deck, JL Harris - US Patent 11,051,836, 2021 - Google Patents
A61B17/128—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, eg tourniquets for ligaturing or
otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, eg blood vessels, umbilical cord for …

Surgical dissectors and manufacturing techniques

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, CO Baxter III - US Patent 10,959,744, 2021 - Google Patents
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Surgical clip applier comprising an automatic clip feeding system

FE Shelton IV, JL Harris, CO Baxter III - US Patent 11,109,878, 2021 - Google Patents
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Clip applier comprising clip advancing systems

FE Shelton IV, MJ Stokes, GG Scott… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a
shaft defining a shaft axis, and an end effector. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a …