巴西专利BR112014031399B1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR TISSUE TREATMENT

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swivelable surgical instrument comprising a firing drive. The present invention relates to a surgical instrument (400) which may comprise a handle (03), a rod (404) extending from the handle, and an end actuator (402) rotationally coupled to the rod by a joint of articulation (410). the surgical instrument may additionally include a staple cartridge positioned within the end actuator and a trigger (470) operatively coupled to a trigger, the trigger operation being able to advance and/or retract a trigger element of the trigger. trip relative to the end actuator. the surgical instrument may further comprise a pivot actuator (460) which is selectively engaged with the trigger trigger through engagement/disengagement means (465) of the pivot actuator. when the pivot driver is engaged with the trigger trigger, the trigger trigger operation can operate the pivot trigger and pivot the end actuator. when the link trigger is not engaged with the trigger trigger, the trigger trigger can be operated independently of the trigger trigger.
公开号:BR112014031399B1
申请号:R112014031399-7
申请日:2013-05-31
公开日:2021-08-17
发明作者:Brett E. Swensgard；Richard L. Leimbach；Wendy A. Kerr；Thomas W. Lytle Iv；Mark D. Overmyer；Kevin D. Sackett
申请人:Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc；
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BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates to surgical instruments and, in various embodiments, surgical cutting and stapling instruments and staple cartridges thereof that are designed to cut and staple tissue. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0002] The features and advantages of this invention, and the manner of achieving them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of embodiments of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein :
[0003] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a surgical instrument comprising a handle, a rod and a pivotable end actuator;
[0004] Figure 2 is an elevation view of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[0005] Figure 3 is a plan view of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[0006] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the end-actuator and the stem of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[0007] Figure 5 is a detailed view of a pivot joint that pivotally connects to the stem and end actuator of Figure 1 and illustrates the end actuator in a neutral or centered position;
[0008] Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a pivot control of the surgical instrument of Figure 1 in a neutral, or centered, position;
[0009] Figure 7 is an exploded view of the end actuator, the elongated rod and the articulation joint of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[00010] Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the end actuator, elongated rod and hinge joint of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[00011] Figure 9 is a perspective view of the end actuator, the elongated rod and the hinge joint of the surgical instrument of Figure 1;
[00012] Figure 10 represents the end actuator of the surgical instrument of Figure 1 articulated around the articulation joint;
[00013] Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of the pivot control of Figure 6 activated so as to move the end actuator as shown in Figure 12;
[00014] Figure 12 is a perspective view of a surgical instrument comprising a handle, a rod and a pivotable end actuator;
[00015] Figure 13 is a side view of the surgical instrument of Figure 12;
[00016] Figure 14 is a perspective view of a firing element and a pinion gear positioned within the cable of Figure 12;
[00017] Figure 15 is a perspective view of the firing element and the pinion gear of Figure 14 and a gear reducer assembly operably engaged to the pinion gear;
[00018] Figure 16 is a perspective view of the cable of Figure 12, with portions thereof removed to illustrate the firing element and pinion gear of Figure 14, the gear reducer assembly of Figure 15 and an electric motor configured to trigger the triggering element distally and/or proximally, depending on the direction in which the electric motor is rotated;
[00019] Figure 17 is a perspective view of a surgical instrument comprising a handle, a rod, an end actuator and a hinge joint connecting the end actuator to the illustrated rod, with portions of the handle removed for illustration purposes ;
[00020] Figure 18 is a cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17;
[00021] Figure 19 is an exploded view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17;
[00022] Figure 20 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrated with the end actuator in an open configuration, the hinge joint in an unlocked configuration, and a cable hinge lock actuator of surgical instrument illustrated in an unlocked configuration;
[00023] Figure 21 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in an open and pivoted configuration, the pivot joint in an unlocked configuration, and a pivot actuator engaged to a triggering element of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, wherein movement of the triggering element can trigger the swivel actuator and articulate the end actuator;
[00024] Figure 22 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in a closed configuration, the swivel joint in an unlocked configuration, and an actuator closing drive. end being activated to close the end actuator and move the pivot lock actuator to a locked setting;
[00025] Figure 22A is a detailed cross-sectional view of the handle of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrated in the configuration described with respect to Figure 22;
[00026] Figure 23 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in a closed configuration and the swivel joint in a locked configuration, in which the activated close actuation prevents the pivot lock actuator is moved to its unlocked configuration illustrated in Figures 20 through 22;
[00027] Figure 24A is a plan view of the hinge joint of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, shown in a locked configuration;
[00028] Figure 24B is a plan view of the hinge joint of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, shown in an unlocked configuration;
[00029] Figure 25 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument handle of Figure 17, illustrating the pivot actuator disconnected from the triggering element by the closing trigger;
[00030] Figure 26 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the triggering element in an at least partially triggered position, and the hinge trigger disconnected from the triggering element by the closing trigger;
[00031] Figure 27 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in a closed configuration, the pivot joint and the pivot joint actuator in a locked configuration, and the element shooting in a stowed position;
[00032] Figure 28 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in an open configuration, the end actuator closing drive in a retracted position, and the hinge joint in a locked configuration;
[00033] Figure 29 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the surgical instrument of Figure 17, illustrating the end actuator in an open configuration and the swivel joint and swivel joint actuator in an unlocked configuration. link actuator can be reconnected to trigger drive and used to link end actuator again; and
[00034] Figure 30 is an exploded view of a rod and an end actuator of a surgical instrument, including an alternate hinge lock arrangement;
[00035] Figure 31 is a cross-sectional elevation view of the end actuator and the stem of the surgical instrument of Figure 30, illustrating the end actuator in an unlocked configuration; and
[00036] Figure 32 is a cross-sectional elevation view of the end actuator and the stem of the surgical instrument of Figure 30, illustrating the end actuator in a locked configuration.
[00037] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the various views. The exemplifications described herein illustrate certain embodiments of the invention, in a manner, and such exemplifications are not to be considered as limiting the scope of the invention in any way. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00038] Certain exemplary embodiments will now be described to provide a general understanding of the principles of structure, function, fabrication, and use of the disclosed devices and methods of the present invention. One or more examples of these embodiments are illustrated in the attached drawings. Those skilled in the art will understand that the devices and methods specifically described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings are non-limiting exemplary embodiments, and that the scope of the various embodiments of the present invention is defined only by the claims. Features illustrated or described in conjunction with one exemplary embodiment may be combined with features from other embodiments. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
[00039] Reference throughout the descriptive report to "various modalities", "some modalities", "a modality", or "the modality", or similar means that an attribute, structure, or characteristics described in conjunction with the modality is included in at least one modality. Thus, the appearance of the phrases "in various modalities", "in some modalities", "in a modality", or "in modality", or similar, in places from the beginning to the end of the descriptive report does not necessarily indicate that such phrases are refer to the same modality. In addition, particular attributes, structures, or characteristics can be combined in any suitable way in one or more modalities. Therefore, particular attributes, structures, or features illustrated or described in conjunction with an embodiment may be combined, in whole or in part, with the attribute structures, or features of one or more other embodiments without limitation. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.
[00040] The terms "proximal" and "distal" are used in the present invention with reference to a clinician's manipulation of the handle portion of the surgical instrument. The term "proximal" refers to the portion closest to the clinician, and the term "distal" refers to the portion located furthest from the clinician. It will also be understood that, for the sake of convenience and clarity, spatial terms such as "vertical", "horizontal", "upward" and "downward" may be used in the present invention in connection with the drawings. However, surgical instruments can be used in many orientations and positions, and these terms are not intended to be limiting and/or absolute.
[00041] Several exemplary devices and methods are provided for performing laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical procedures. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that the various methods and devices presented herein can be used in numerous surgical procedures and applications including, for example, those in conjunction with open surgical procedures. As the present detailed description advances, those of ordinary skill in the art will further appreciate that the various instruments presented herein can be inserted into a body in any manner, such as through a natural orifice, through an incision or perforation formed in tissue, etc. .. The working portions or end actuator portions of the instruments can be inserted directly into a patient's body or they can be inserted through an access device that has a working channel through which the end actuator and the elongated rod of a surgical instrument can be advanced.
[00042] Figures 1 to 3 illustrate an exemplary surgical instrument 100 which may include a handle 103, a rod 104 and a pivot end actuator 102 pivotally connected to the rod 104 at the pivot joint 110. swivel control 112 is provided to effect rotation of end actuator 102 around swivel joint 110. End actuator 102 is shown as configured to function as an endo-cutter for clamping, separating and stapling fabrics, however, it will be It is understood that various modalities may include end actuators configured to function as other surgical devices including, for example, tweezers, cutters, staplers, clip appliers, access devices, pharmacological/genetic therapy delivery devices, ultrasound, RF and /or laser power devices, etc. The handle 103 of the instrument 100 may include a closing trigger 114 and a firing trigger 116 to activate end actuator 102. It will be recognized that instruments that have end actuators directed to different surgical tasks may have different numbers or types of triggers or other controls suitable for operating an end actuator. End actuator 102 is connected to cable 103 by stem 104. A physician can pivot end actuator 102 relative to stem 104 using pivot control 112, as described in more detail below.
[00043] It should be understood that spatial terms such as vertical, horizontal, right, left, etc. are used in the present invention with reference to the figures, assuming that the longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument 100 is coaxial with the central axis of the rod 104, the triggers 114, 116, extending downwardly at an acute angle from the underside. of the handle 103. In practice, however, the surgical instrument 100 may be oriented at various angles, and as such, these spatial terms are used in relation to the surgical instrument 100 itself. Additionally, proximal is used to denote a physician's perspective. that is behind cable 103 and position end actuator 102 distally or away from you. As used herein, the term "substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis", where "the longitudinal axis" is the axis of the rod, refers to a direction that is nearly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. It will be understood, however, that directions that deviate somewhat from perpendicular to the longitudinal axis are also substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis.
[00044] Several embodiments presented in the present invention are directed to instruments that have an articulation joint actuated by bending cables or bands. Figures 4 and 5 show a top cross-sectional view of the elongated rod 104 and the end actuator 102, including a band 205 that is mechanically coupled to a boss 206, which extends from the end actuator 102. The band 205 may include band portions 202 and 204 extending proximally from protrusion 206, along elongated rod 104 and to pivot control 112. Band 205 and band portions 202, 204 may have a fixed length . Band 205 may be mechanically coupled to protrusion 206, as shown, using any suitable method of attachment, including, for example, glueing, welding, etc. In various embodiments, each portion of band 202, 204 may be provided. as a separate band, with each separate band having one end mechanically coupled to protrusion 206 and the other end extending to rod 104 and pivot controller 112. The separate bands may be mechanically coupled to protrusion 206, as described above.
[00045] In addition to the foregoing, band portions 202, 204 may extend from protrusion 206 to pivot joint 110, and along rod 104 to pivot control 112, shown in Figure 6. hinge 112 may include a hinge slide 208, a frame 212 and a housing 218. The band portions 202, 204 may pass through the hinge slide 208 through a slot 210 or other opening, although it is understood that band portions 202, 204 may be coupled to slide 208 by any suitable means. The hinge slider piece 208 may be one piece, as shown in Figure 6, or it can include two pieces, with the interface between the two pieces defining the slot 210. In a non-limiting embodiment, the hinge slider piece 208 may include multiples slots, for example, with each slot configured to receive one of the band portions 202, 204. Housing 218 may cover the various components of pivot control 112 so as to prevent debris from entering pivot control 112.
[00046] Again referring to Figure 6, the band portions 202, 204 may be anchored to the frame 212 at connection points 214 and 216, respectively, which are situated proximal to the slot 210. It will be understood that the band portions 202, 204 may be anchored anywhere on the instrument 10, located proximally to the slot 210, including the handle 103. The non-limiting embodiment of Figure 6 shows that the band portions 202, 204 may comprise a curved configuration between the points. connectors 214 and 216 and the slot 210 located near the longitudinal axis of the rod 104. Other embodiments are envisioned in which the band portions 202, 204 are straight.
[00047] Figures 7 to 9 show views of the end actuator 102 and the elongated rod 104 of the instrument 100, including the swivel joint 110 shown in Figure 5. Figure 7 shows an exploded view of the end actuator 102 and the rod elongated 104, including several internal components. In at least one embodiment, an end actuator structure 150 and a rod structure 154 are configured so that they are joined at the pivot joint 110. The protrusion 206 may be integral with the end actuator structure 150, with the band 205 contacting the boss 206 as shown. Stem structure 154 may include a tab in distal orientation 302, defining an opening 304. Opening 304 may be positioned in contact with a pivot pin (not shown) included in end actuator structure 150, allowing the structure to end actuator 150 revolves relative to stem frame 154 and, consequently, end actuator 102 revolves relative to stem 104. When arranged together, the various components may revolve around pivot joint 110 on a pivot shaft 306 shown in Figures 9 and 10.
[00048] Figure 7 also shows an anvil 120. In its non-limiting embodiment, the anvil 120 is coupled to an elongated channel 198. For example, openings 199 can be defined in the elongated channel 198, which can receive pins 152 extending from the anvil 120 and allowing the anvil 120 to revolve from an open position to a closed position relative to the elongated channel 198 and the staple cartridge 118. In addition, Figure 7 shows a fire bar 172. configured to translate longitudinally along the stem frame 154 to the flexible closure and pivot frame hinge joint 110 and through a firing slot 176 in the distal frame 150 into the end actuator 102. The firing bar 172 it can be constructed in a solid section or, in various embodiments, it can include a laminated material comprising, for example, a stack of steel plates. It will be appreciated that a trigger bar 172 produced from a laminated material can lessen the force required to pivot end actuator 102. In various embodiments, a spring clip 158 can be mounted to end actuator structure 150 to tension the fire bar 172 down. The distal and proximal square openings 164 and 168 formed in the top of the end actuator structure 150 may define therebetween a clamp bar 170 which receives an upper arm 162 of a spring clamp 158, which lower arm is distally extended 160. imparts downward force to an elevated portion 174 of the fire bar 172, as discussed below.
[00049] One end of the distally projecting trigger bar 172 can be attached to an electronic beam 178 which can, among other things, aid in spacing the anvil 120 from a staple cartridge 118 positioned in the elongated channel 198 when the anvil 120 is in the closed position. Electron beam 178 may also include a sharp cutting edge 182, which can be used to separate tissue, as electron beam 178 is advanced distally by firing bar 172. In operation, electron beam 178 may also activate, or fire , the staple cartridge 118. The staple cartridge 118 may include a molded cartridge body 194 which supports a plurality of staples 191 which rest on the staple drivers 192 within respective upwardly open staple apertures 195. Wedge plank 190 is driven distally by electronic beam 178, sliding over a cartridge tray 196 which holds the various components of replaceable staple cartridge 118 together. Wedge plank 190 cam shifts staple actuators 192, to extrude clamps 191 into deformation contact with anvil 120, while a cutting surface 182 of electron beam 178 separates the clamped tissue.
[00050] In addition to the above, the electron beam 178 may include upper pins 180 that attach to the anvil 120 during firing. Electronic beam 178 may additionally include middle pins 184 and a base 186 which can engage various portions of cartridge body 194, cartridge tray 196, and elongated channel 198. When a staple cartridge 118 is positioned therein of the elongated channel 198, a slit 193 defined in the cartridge body 194 can be aligned with a slit 197 defined in the cartridge tray 196 and with a slit 189 defined in the elongated channel 198. In use, the electron beam 178 can run through the slits. aligned 193, 197 and 189, whereby, as indicated in Figure 7, the base 186 of the electron beam 178 can engage a groove positioned along the lower surface of the channel 198 along the length of the slot 189, the middle pins 184 can engage it attaches to the upper surfaces of the cartridge tray 196 along the length of the longitudinal slot 197, and the upper pins 180 may engage the anvil 120. In these circumstances, the electron beam 178 may be space or limit relative movement between anvil 120 and staple cartridge 118, while trigger bar 172 is moved distally to fire staples from staple cartridge 118 and/or make an incision in tissue captured between anvil 120 and staple cartridge 118. Thereafter, firing bar 172 and electron beam 178 can be proximally retracted, allowing anvil 120 to be opened to release two separate stapled tissue portions (not shown).
[00051] Figures 7 to 9 also show a set of closing sleeve with double articulation 121, according to various modalities. With specific reference to Figure 7, the double hinge closure sleeve assembly 121 includes a stem closure tube section 128, having distally projecting upper and lower tabs 146 and 148. An end actuator closure tube section 126 includes a horseshoe-shaped opening 124 and an ear 123 for engaging the opening ear 122 with the anvil 120. The horseshoe-shaped opening 124 and the ear 123 engage the ear 122 when the anvil 120 is open. Enclosing tube section 126 is shown, with upper 144 and lower (not visible) tabs in a proximal projection. A double hinged upper connection 130 includes distal and proximal upwardly projecting pivot pins 134, 136, which respectively engage with a distal top pin hole 138 in the upper proximal projection tab 144 and a proximal top pin hole. 140 on the upper distal projection tab 146. A double hinged lower connection 132 includes downwardly projecting distal and proximal pivot pins (not shown in Figure 7, but seen in Figure 8), which respectively engage a bore. of a distal inferior pin in the lower flap in proximal projection and to a proximal inferior pin hole 142 in the lower flap in a distal projection 148.
[00052] In use, the closing sleeve assembly 121 is translated distally to close the anvil 120, for example, in response to actuation of the closing trigger 114. The anvil 120 is closed by distally translating the closing tube section 126 and thus, the glove assembly 121, causing it to find a proximal surface on the incus 120, located, in Figure 9A, to the left of the ear 122. As shown more clearly in Figures 8 and 9, the incus 120 is opened by translating it. proximally the tube section 126 and the sleeve assembly 121, causing the ear 123 and the horseshoe shaped opening 124 to meet and press the ear 122 to raise the anvil 120. In the open anvil position, the assembly of double hinge closure sleeve 121 is moved to its proximal position.
[00053] In operation, the physician can articulate the end actuator 102 of the instrument 100 with respect to the rod 104 around the articulation 110, pushing the control 112 laterally. From the neutral position, the clinician can pivot end actuator 102 to the left with respect to stem 104 by applying a lateral force to the left side of control 112. In response to the force, pivoting slide 208 can be pushed by the less partially into frame 212. As slide 208 is pushed into frame 212, slot 210 and band portion 204 may be translated along elongated rod 104 in a transverse direction, e.g. substantially transverse, or perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis of the rod 104. Consequently, a force is applied to the band portion 204, causing it to resiliently bend and/or shift from its initial position before being bent towards the opposite side of rod 104. Concomitantly, band portion 202 is released from its initial position before being bent. This movement of the band portion 204, associated with the straightening of the band portion 202, can apply a counterclockwise rotational force on the boss 206, which, in turn, causes the boss 206 and the end actuator 102 revolve to the left around pivot pivot 110 at a desired angle relative to the rod axis 104, as shown in Figure 12. Releasing the band portion 202 decreases the tension on the band portion, allowing the band portion 204 pivots end actuator 102 without substantial interference from band portion 202. It will be appreciated that the clinician may also pivot end actuator 102 to the right relative to stem 104 by applying a lateral force on the right side of control 112 This bends the cable portion 202, causing a clockwise rotational force on the boss 206, which in turn causes the boss 206 and end actuator to revolve to the right around the pivot of hinge 110. Similar to the above, the band portion 204 may be released at the same time to allow this movement.
[00054] Figures 12 and 13 represent a surgical cutting and fixation instrument driven by a motor 310. The illustrated modality represents an endoscopic instrument and, in general, the instrument 310 is described in the present invention as an endoscopic surgical cutting instrument and fixation; however, it should be noted that the invention is not limited thereto and that, according to other embodiments, any instrument disclosed in the present invention may comprise a non-endoscopic surgical instrument for cutting and fixation. The surgical instrument 310 shown in Figures 12 and 13 comprises a handle 306, a rod 308, and an end actuator 312, connected to the rod 308. In various embodiments, the end actuator 312 can be hinged to the rod 308 about the pivot joint 314. Various means for pivoting end actuator 312 and/or means for allowing end actuator 312 to pivot relative to stem 308 are disclosed in US Patent No. 7,753,245 entitled SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENTS, which has been granted on July 13, 2010, and in US patent No. 7,670,334, entitled SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING AN ARTICULATING END EFFECTOR, which was granted on March 2, 2010, whose descriptions are incorporated in their entirety to the present invention through the reference. Various other means for pivoting the 312 end actuator are discussed in more detail below. Similar to the above, the 312 end actuator is configured to act as an endo-cutter for clamping, separating and/or stapling tissue, although, in other embodiments, different types of end actuators may be used, as actuators. tip for other types of surgical devices, such as tweezers, cutters, staplers, clip applicators, access devices, pharmacological/genetic therapy delivery devices, ultrasound, RF and/or laser energy devices, etc.. RF can be found in US Patent No. 5,403,312, entitled ELECTROSURGICAL HEMOSTATIC DEVICE, which was granted on April 4, 1995, and in US Patent Application Serial No. 12/031,573, entitled SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT HAVING RF ELECTRODES, filed February 14, 2008, the descriptions of which are incorporated in their entirety into the present invention by reference.
[00055] It will be understood that the terms "proximal" and "distal" are used in the present invention with reference to a physician holding the handle 306 of the instrument 310. Thus, the end actuator 312 is distal to the handle, which is more proximal 306. It should further be recognized that, for the sake of convenience and clarity, spatial terms such as "vertical" and "horizontal" are used in the present invention in relation to the drawings. However, surgical instruments can be used in many orientations and positions, and these terms are not intended to be limiting and absolute.
[00056] The end actuator 312 may include, among other things, a clamp channel 322 and a clamping element that can pivotally translate, such as an anvil 324, for example. The handle 306 of the instrument 310 may include a closing trigger 318 and a trigger trigger 320 for actuating the end actuator 312. It will be appreciated that instruments having end actuators directed to different surgical tasks may have numbers or types of different triggers, or other suitable controls, for the operation of the end actuator 312. The handle 306 may include a downwardly extending grip 326, against which a closing trigger 318 is pivotally pressed by the physician to cause clamping. or closing the anvil 324 against the clamp runner 322 of the end actuator 312 and thereby clamping the tissue positioned between the anvil 324 and the runner 322. In other embodiments, different types of clamping elements, in addition to anvil 324, or in its place, could be used. The handle 306 may additionally include a latch that can be configured to releasably retain the closing trigger 318 in its closed position. Further details on the modalities of an exemplary closing system for closing (or clamping) the anvil 324 of the end actuator 312 by retracting the closing trigger 318 are provided in US Patent No. 7,000,818 entitled SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT HAVING SEPARATE DISTINCT CLOSING AND FIRING SYSTEMS, which was granted on February 21, 2006, in US patent No. 7,422,139, entitled MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT WITH TACTILE POSITION FEEDBACK, which was granted on September 9, 2008 and in US Patent No. 7,464,849 entitled ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CLOSURE SYSTEM AND ANVIL ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS, which was granted on December 16, 2008, the descriptions of which are incorporated in their entirety into the present invention by reference.
[00057] When satisfied with the positioning of the end actuator 312, the clinician can press the close trigger 318 to the fully closed and locked position, close to the handle 326. The trigger trigger 320 can then be triggered, or fired. In at least one of these embodiments, the firing trigger 320 may be further away than the closing trigger 318, the closing of the closing trigger 318 being able to move, or rotate, the firing trigger 320 in the direction of the handle 326, of so that the trigger 320 can be reached by the operator with the use of one hand in various circumstances. Then the operator can press the firing trigger 320 pivotally towards the handle 312 to cause clamping and separation of the tissue clamped in the end actuator 312. Thereafter, the firing trigger 320 can be returned to its position. not fired, or not fired (shown in Figures 1 and 2) after the clinician relieves or releases the force applied to the firing trigger 320. A release button on the handle 306, when pressed, can release the locked close trigger 318. The release button can be implemented in various ways such as, for example, those described in US patent application publication No. 2007/0175955 entitled SURGICAL CUTTING AND FASTENING INSTRUMENT WITH CLOSURE TRIGGER LOCKING MECHANISM, which was filed on January 31, 2006 and whose description is incorporated in its entirety into the present invention by reference.
[00058] In addition to the foregoing, the end actuator 312 may include a cutting instrument, such as a scalpel, to cut tissue clamped on the end actuator 312 when the firing trigger 320 is withdrawn by a user. And, in addition, the end actuator 312 may also comprise means for securing tissue sectioned by the cutting instrument, such as clips, RF electrodes and/or adhesives, for example. A longitudinally movable drive rod, located within the rod 308 of the instrument 310, can drive/activate the cutting instrument and the attachment means on the end actuator 312. An electric motor, located on the handle 306 of the instrument 310, can be used to drive the drive rod as described further in the present invention. In various embodiments, the motor can be a brushed DC drive motor with a maximum speed of approximately 25,000 rpm, for example. In other embodiments, the motor may include a brushless motor, a wireless motor, a synchronous motor, a stepper motor, or any other suitable electric motor. A battery (or "power supply" or "battery pack"), such as the Li-ion battery, for example, can be incorporated into the grip portion 26 of the handle 6, adjacent to the engine, with the battery can supply electrical power to the engine through an engine control circuit. According to various embodiments, several batteries connected in series can be used as the power source to power the engine. Also, the power supply can be replaceable and/or rechargeable.
[00059] As described above, the electric motor in the handle 306 of the instrument 310 can be operably engaged with the movable drive element longitudinally positioned within the rod 308. Now with reference to Figures 14 through 16, an electric motor 342 can be mounted on the grip portion 326 of the handle 306 and positioned therein. The electric motor 342 may include a rotating rod operably coupled to a gear reducer assembly 370, and the gear reducer assembly 370 may include, among other things, a housing 374 and an output pinion gear 372. In certain embodiments, output pinion gear 372 may be directly operably meshed with a longitudinally movable drive element 382 or, alternatively, operably engaged with drive element 382 via one or more intermediate gears 386. Intermediate gear 386, in at least one of these embodiments, may be meshed with a set, or rack, of drive teeth 384 defined on drive element 382. In use, electric motor 342 can drive the drive element distally. , as indicated by arrow D (Figure 15), and/or in a proximal direction, indicated by arrow D (Figure 16), depending on the direction in which the motor electric 342 rotate the idler gear 386. In use, a voltage polarity supplied by the battery is capable of operating the electric motor 342 in a clockwise direction, and the voltage polarity applied to the electric motor by the battery can be reversed in order to operate the 342 electric motor counterclockwise. Cable 306 may include a switch that can be configured to reverse the polarity applied to electric motor 342 by the battery. Cable 306 may also include a sensor 330 configured to detect the position of drive element 382 and/or the direction in which drive element 382 is being moved.
[00060] As noted above, the surgical instrument 310 may include a hinge joint 314 around which the end actuator 312 can be hinged. Instrument 310 may additionally include a pivot lock, which can be configured and operated to selectively lock end actuator 312 in position. In at least one of these embodiments, the pivot lock may extend from the proximal end of stem 308 to the distal end of stem 308, whereby a distal end of the pivot lock may engage end actuator 312 to lock the end actuator. 312 in position. Referring again to Figures 12 and 13, instrument 310 may additionally include a pivot control 316, which is engageable with a proximal end of the pivot lock and may be configured to operate the pivot lock between a state. locked and an unlocked state. In use, the 316 pivot control can be pulled proximally to unlock the 312 end actuator and allow the 312 end actuator to rotate around the 314 pivot joint. Once the 312 end actuator has been properly pivoted, the control Pivot 316 can be moved distally to re-lock the 312 end actuator in position. In at least one of these embodiments, the handle 306 may additionally include a spring and/or other suitable tension element configured to tension the pivot control 316 distally and to force the pivot lock into a locked configuration with the end actuator 312 If the clinician wishes, they can again pull the 316 pivot control back, or proximally, to unlock the 312 end actuator, pivot the 312 end actuator, and then move the 316 pivot control back to its locked state. In this locked state, end actuator 312 may not pivot relative to stem 308.
[00061] As described above, surgical instrument 310 may include a hinge latch configured to retain end actuator 312 in position relative to rod 308. Also as described above, end actuator 312 may be rotated, or hinged to, with respect to rod 308 when the pivot lock is in its unlocked state. In such an unlocked state, the 312 end actuator can be positioned and forced against the soft tissue and/or bone, for example, which surrounds the surgical site on the patient so as to cause the 312 end actuator to articulate with respect to the rod 308. In certain embodiments, pivot control 316 may comprise a pivot switch, or may be configured to operate a pivot switch, which can selectively allow or prevent firing trigger 320 from operating the electric motor. 342. For example, this pivot switch can be placed in series with the electric motor 342 and a trigger switch operably associated with the trigger trigger 320, the pivot switch may be in a closed state when the pivot control 316 is in a locked state. When the 316 linkage control is moved to the unlocked state, the 316 linkage control can open the linkage switch, electrically disengaging the operation of the firing trigger 320 and the operation of the electric motor 342. In such circumstances, the actuation of instrument 310 trigger cannot be triggered while end actuator 312 is in an unlocked state, and it is pivotable with respect to stem 308. When pivot control 316 is returned to its locked state, pivot control 316 may close again the toggle switch, which can electrically couple the operation of the firing trigger 320 to the electric motor 342. Various details of one or more surgical stapling instruments are described in US Patent Application Serial No. 12/647,100 entitled MOTOR-DRIVEN SURGICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY, which was filed on December 24, 2009 and which was published on d 30 and June 2011, as US Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0155785, the description of which is incorporated in its entirety into the present invention by reference.
[00062] Turning now to Figures 17 to 29, a surgical instrument 400 may comprise a handle 403, a rod 404 extending from the handle 403 and an end actuator 402 extending from the rod 404. you will note, portions of cable 403 have been removed for illustration purposes; however, cable 403 may include a close trigger and trigger trigger similar to the close trigger 114 and trigger 116 shown in Figure 1, for example. As will be described in more detail below, the firing trigger 116 may be operably coupled to a firing trigger, including a firing element 470, extending along the rod 404, the operation of the firing trigger 116 being can advance triggering element 470 distally toward end actuator 402. As will also be described in more detail below, surgical instrument 400 may further include a pivot actuator, which can be selectively coupled to triggering element. 470 so that when the firing element 470 is moved by the firing trigger 116 and/or by a separate pivot trigger, for example, the pivot actuator can be actuated by the firing element 470, and the pivot actuator may , in turn, pivot end actuator 402 around pivot joint 410.
[00063] Returning now to Figure 17, the reader will note that the end actuator 402 of surgical instrument 400 is illustrated in an open configuration. More particularly, a first end actuator jaw 402, comprising an anvil 420, is shown in an open position with respect to runner 498 of a second end actuator jaw 402. In a similar manner to that set out above, runner 498 may be configured to receive and retain a staple cartridge inside. Turning now to Figure 20, which also illustrates the end actuator 420 in an open configuration, the handle 403 of the surgical instrument 400 may include a pivot lock actuator 409, which can be moved between a distal, or locked, position in which end actuator 402 is locked in position relative to stem 404, and a proximal, or unlocked position, in which end actuator 402 can be pivoted relative to stem 404 around pivot joint 410. end 402 and rod 404 are illustrated in Figure 20 as aligned in a straight configuration, pivot lock actuator 409 is illustrated in its stowed, unlocked position, and as a result, end actuator 402 can be pivoted relative to the rod 404. Referring to Figures 19, 24A, and 24B, the swivel lock actuator 409 can be operatively coupled to a swivel lock 443, and the swivel lock actuator 409 can moving the pivot lock 443 between a distal position (Figure 24A), where the pivot lock 443 is engaged with a proximal locking member 407 of the end actuator 402, and a proximal position (Figure 24B), where pivot lock 443 is disengaged from end actuator 402. As the reader will understand, the distal, locked position of pivot lock actuator 409 corresponds to the distal position of pivot lock 443, and the proximal, unlocked position of the actuator of pivot lock 409 corresponds to the proximal position of pivot lock 443. Turning now to Figure 19, pivot lock 443 is coupled to pivot lock actuator 409 by a pivot lock bar 440 comprising a distal end 442 , engaged with pivot lock 443, as best seen in Figure 24A, and a proximal end 441, engaged with pivot lock actuator 409, as best seen in Figure 22. As illustrated in Figures 24A and 24B, the hinge latch 443 may comprise one or more teeth 445, which may be configured to mesh with one or more teeth 446 defined along the perimeter of the proximal locking element 407, for example. Referring primarily to Figure 19, rod 404 may additionally comprise a tension element, such as a spring 444, for example, which may be configured to force teeth 445 of pivot lock 443 into engagement with teeth 446 of tractor element. - proximal leg 407 of end actuator 402. Similarly, handle 403 may further comprise a tilting element positioned within cavity 488 defined between pivot lock actuator 409 and frame 480 such that the swivel element tilt can push the 409 Pivot Lock Actuator toward its distal, locked position.
[00064] As illustrated in Figure 17, the pivot lock actuator 409 may comprise two halves, or portions, of nozzle 411a and 411b, and, as the reader will note, the nozzle portion 411b has been removed from Figures 18 to 27 for illustration purposes. Also as illustrated in Figure 17, the pivot lock actuator 409 may comprise a plurality of hooks 413 that the surgeon, or other physician, can pull with a finger to retract the pivot lock actuator 409 in its proximal, unlocked configuration. The pivot lock actuator 409, again referring to Figure 20, may additionally include a detent assembly 452, which may be configured to bias a detent element 457 against the rod structure 404 or the cable structure 403 More particularly, rod 404 may comprise a rod structure 454 extending from a cable structure 480, wherein detent assembly 452 may be configured to urge detent member 457 against rod structure 454. referring to Figure 19, the stem structure 454 may include a detent channel 453 defined therein that may be aligned with detent element 457 such that as the pivot lock actuator 409 is slid between its positions. Locked and unlocked described above, detent 457 may run within detent channel 453. Detent assembly 452, again with reference to Figure 20, may include a sliding portion. stationary structure 458, which can define a threaded opening configured to receive an adjustable threaded element 459. that the detent 457 may be biased towards the end of the inner opening by a spring, for example, positioned midway between the detent 457 and a closed end of the inner opening, for example. As illustrated in Figure 19, the proximal end of detent channel 453 may comprise a detent seat 455, which may be configured to removably receive detent element 457 when pivot lock actuator 409 has reached its proximal, unlocked position. . In various circumstances, the detent element 457, the detent seat 455 and the tension spring positioned on the adjustable threaded element 459 can be sized and configured so that the detent assembly 452 can releasably retain the pivot lock actuator 409 in its proximal, unlocked position. As described in more detail below, the 409 pivot lock actuator can be retained in its proximal, unlocked position until the 402 end actuator has been properly pivoted. At this point, the pivot lock actuator 409 can be pushed to disconnect the detent element 457 from the detent seat 455. As the reader will understand, referring primarily to Figure 20, the adjustable threaded element 459 can be rotated downward toward the rod structure 454, so as to increase the force required to disengage detent member 457 from detent seat 455, while adjustable threaded member 459 can be rotated upwards, away from rod structure 454, so as to decrease the force required to disengage detent element 457 from detent seat 455. Also as illustrated in Figure 20, pivot lock actuator 409 may comprise an access port 418, which can be used to access and rotate threaded element 459.
[00065] As discussed above, the pivot lock actuator 409 is in the stowed, unlocked position in Figure 20, and the end actuator 402 is in an unlocked configuration, as illustrated in Figure 24B. Referring now to Figures 19 and 20, surgical instrument 400 further comprises a pivot actuator 460, which can be pushed distally, to rotate end actuator 402 around pivot joint 410 in a first direction, and pulled. in a proximal direction, to rotate the end actuator 402 around the swivel joint in a second, or opposite direction, as illustrated in Figure 21. By comparing Figures 20 and 21, the reader will note that the swivel actuator 460 has been pushed proximally by firing element 470. More specifically, an intermediate portion 475 of firing element 470 may comprise a notch, or slot, 476 defined therein which may be configured to receive a proximal end 461 of the knuckle driver. 460, so that when the firing element 470 is pulled in a proximal direction, the firing element 470 can also pull the pivot driver 460 in the p-direction. proximal. Similarly, when firing element 470 is pushed distally, firing element 470 can push pivot driver 460 distally. As further illustrated in Figures 20 and 21, the pivot actuator 460 may comprise a distal end 462 engaged with a protrusion 414 extending from the proximal locking member 407, for example, which may be configured to transmit proximal motion. and pivot distal from pivot actuator 460 to end actuator 102. Referring primarily to Figures 18 to 20, handle 404 may further comprise a proximal portion of firing element 482 of firing element 470, including a distal end 481 engaged to a proximal end 477 of intermediate portion 475 of firing member 470. Similar to that set forth above, cable 403 may include an electric motor comprising an output rod and a gear operably engaged with the rod. output, the gear being operably engaged to a longitudinal toothed assembly 484 defined on the surface of the element portion. triggering point 482. In use, in addition to the above, the electric motor may be operated in a first direction to advance trigger element 470 distally and in a second or opposite direction to retract the trigger element. trigger 470 in the proximal direction. Although not illustrated, cable 403 may additionally comprise a switch, which may be positioned in a first condition to operate the electric motor in its first direction, in a second condition to operate the electric motor in its second direction and/or in a neutral condition where the electric motor is not operated in any direction. In at least one of these embodiments, the switch can include at least one tension element, such as a spring, for example, which can be configured to force the switch to its neutral condition, for example. Additionally, in at least one of these embodiments, the first condition of the toggle switch may comprise a first position of a switch detent on a first side of a neutral position, and the second condition of the toggle switch can comprise a second position of the detent switch on a second or opposite side of the neutral position, for example.
[00066] In various circumstances, in addition to the above, the pivot switch can be used to make minor adjustments to the position of the 402 end actuator. For example, the surgeon may move the pivot switch in a first direction to rotate the end actuator 402 around the pivot joint in a first direction and then reverse the movement of the end actuator 402, moving the pivot switch in the second direction, and/or any other suitable combinations of movements in the first and second direction, until the 402 end actuator is positioned in a desired position. Referring primarily to Figures 19, 24A and 24B, the pivot joint 410 may include a pivot pin 405 extending from the rod frame element 451 and, in addition, an opening 408 defined in the proximal locking element 407. , which is configured to snugly receive pivot pin 405 therein so that rotation of end actuator 402 is restricted to rotation about pivot shaft 406, for example. Referring primarily to Figure 19, the distal end of the stem frame 454 may include a recess 456 configured to receive the stem frame element 451 therein. As will be described in more detail below, stem 404 may include an outer sleeve that can be slid relative to stem frame 454 so as to close anvil 420. Referring primarily to Figures 19 to 21, the outer sleeve of the stem 410 may comprise a proximal portion 428 and a distal portion 426, which may be connected together by pivot connections 430 and 432. When the outer sleeve is slid relative to pivot joint 410, pivot connections 430 can accommodate movement relative angulation between the distal portion 426 and the proximal portion 428 of the outer sleeve when the end actuator 402 has been pivoted, as illustrated in Figure 21. In various circumstances, pivot connections 430 and 432 may provide two or more degrees of freedom in the swivel joint 410 to accommodate the swivel of the end actuator 402. The reader will also note that the swivel joint 410 may additionally include a guide 401, which may be configured to receive a distal cutting portion 472 of the firing element 470 therein and guide the distal cutting portion 472 as it is advanced proximally and/or distally retracted into and/or relative to the articulation joint 410.
[00067] As described above, the trigger element 470 can be advanced distally so as to advance the pivot actuator 460 distally and, as a result, rotate the end actuator 402 in a first direction, and similarly the element trigger 470 can be retracted proximally so as to retract pivot actuator 460 proximally and, as a result, rotate end actuator 402 in the opposite direction. In some circumstances, however, it may not be desired to move, or at least not substantially move, distal cutting portion 472 of firing element 470 when firing element 470 is being used to pivot end actuator 402. Returning now to Figures 19 to 21, the intermediate portion 475 of the firing element 470 may comprise a longitudinal slit 474 defined at its distal end which may be configured to receive the proximal end 473 of the distal cutting portion 472. The longitudinal slit 474 and the proximal end 473 may be sized and configured to allow relative movement therebetween and may comprise a sliding joint 471. The sliding joint 471 may allow the intermediate portion 475 of the firing drive 470 to be moved to pivot the end actuator 402 without move, or at least not substantially move, distal cutting portion 472. When end actuator 402 has been properly oriented, the intermediate portion 475 can be advanced distally until a proximal side wall of the longitudinal slit 474 contacts the proximal end 473 so as to advance the distal cutting portion 472 and fire the staple cartridge positioned therein. channel 498, as described in more detail below. Referring primarily to Figure 19, the rod structure 454 may comprise a longitudinal slot 469 defined therein, which may be configured to slidingly receive the pivot driver 460 and similarly the proximal portion 428. The stem outer sleeve may comprise a longitudinal aperture 425 configured to accommodate relative movement between the pivot actuator 460 and the stem outer sleeve 404 described above.
[00068] In addition to the above, the pivot lock actuator 409 can be configured to force the proximal portion 461 of the pivot driver 460 towards the drive element 470 when the pivot lock actuator 409 is in its position proximal, unlocked. More particularly, in at least one of these embodiments, the inner surface of the pivot lock actuator 409 may comprise a cam that can engage a lateral side 466 of the proximal portion 461 and bias the proximal portion 461 into engagement with the slot 476. defined in the intermediate portion 475 of the actuating element 470. When the hinge lock actuator 409 is moved back to its distal, locked position, the hinge lock actuator 409 can no longer force the proximal portion 461 internally, towards the drive element 470. In at least one of these embodiments, the handle 403 and/or the rod 404 may comprise a resilient element, such as a spring, for example, which may be configured to force the proximal portion 461 externally, in the opposite direction to the triggering element 470, such that the proximal portion 461 is not operably engaged with the slot 476 unless the tensile force of the resilient element is overcome by the trip actuator. 409 pivot lock actuator is moved proximally to its unlocked position as described above. In various circumstances, proximal portion 461 and slot 476 may comprise a force-limiting clutch. More specifically, proximal portion 461 and slot 476 can be designed and configured so that slot 476 can slide through proximal portion 461 when a force generated between firing element 470 and pivot driver 460 exceeds a predetermined value. In such circumstances, pivot actuator 460 may become disengaged from triggering element 470 in the event that end actuator 402 becomes super-tangled or otherwise becomes stuck, for example.
[00069] With the end actuator 402 articulated in the desired orientation, in addition to the foregoing, the closing trigger 114 can be activated to move the anvil 420 towards its closed position, as illustrated in Figure 22. More particularly, the closing trigger 114 can advance the outer sleeve of the stem 410 distally, so that the distal portion 426 of the outer sleeve can push the anvil 420 distally and downwardly, for example. Anvil 420 may comprise projections 497 extending from opposite sides of anvil 420 which may be configured to run and rotate in elongated slots 499 defined in cartridge channel 498. Anvil 420 may further comprise a protrusion 496 extending therefrom. if upwardly from it, which can be positioned within an opening 495 defined in the distal portion 426 of the outer sleeve, with a side wall of the opening 495 being able to contact the protrusion 496 as the distal portion 426 is advanced distally to move the anvil 420 toward the cartridge runner 498. The actuation of the close drive, in addition to the foregoing, may also move the pivot lock actuator 409 from its proximal, unlocked position (Figures 20 to 22 ) its distal, locked position (Figure 23). More specifically, the close drive can be configured to advance a close drive carriage 415 distally, which can contact a ring 450 mounted within the swivel actuator 409, as illustrated in Figure 22. As illustrated in Figures 19 and 22, ring 450 may comprise opposing portions or halves, which may be arranged together such that opposing portions of ring 450 surround stem 404. Ring 450 may also support detent assembly 452. which is discussed above, and may include a mounting portion engaged with the proximal end 441 of the pivot lock bar 440, which is also discussed above. In any event, the closing drive carriage 415 may contact the ring 450 and slide the hinge lock actuator 409 distally and, in addition to the above, displace the detent element 457 from the seat of the detent 455, with reference to Figure 19, in detent channel 453, so that the hinge lock actuator 409 can be pushed into its locked position, and the hinge lock 443 can be moved into engagement with the proximal portion. of latch 407, to lock the 402 end actuator in position, as illustrated in Figure 23. At this point, the close drive carriage 415 can prevent the 402 end actuator from being unlocked and pivoted until the close drive and the anvil 420 is opened again, and the closing drive carriage 415 is moved proximally, as described in more detail below.
[00070] Now with reference to Figure 25, the close drive actuation by the close drive actuator 114 and the distal advance of the outer sleeve 428 from the stem 410 can also operably disengage the pivot driver 460 from the trigger drive 470 Looking again at Figures 20 and 21, the reader will notice that the outer sleeve 428 includes a window 424 defined therein, in which a rotatable cam element 465 can be positioned. Cam element 465 may comprise a first end pivotally attached or pivotally coupled to rod frame 454 and a second end configured to pivot relative to the fixed end of cam element 465, whereas, in other embodiments, the cam element cam 465 may comprise any suitable shape. When outer sleeve 428 is in its proximal position, and anvil 420 is in its open configuration, cam element 465 may be in a first position which allows proximal end 461 of pivot driver 460 to be engaged with defined slot 476 in firing element 470; however, when outer sleeve 428 is advanced distally, a side wall of window 424 can engage cam element 465 and lift the second end of cam element 465 away from rod frame 454 to a second position. In this second position, cam element 465 can move proximal end 461 of pivot driver 460 away from firing drive 470 so that proximal end 461 is no longer positioned within slot 476 defined in firing drive 470. Thus, when the close drive has been activated to close the anvil 420, the close drive can push the hinge lock actuator 409 in its distal, locked configuration, the hinge lock actuator 409 can push the hinge lock pivot 445 in a locked configuration with end actuator 402 and, in addition, the close drive can operably disconnect pivot driver 460 from trigger drive 470. At this point, in the operation of surgical instrument 400, the actuation of the trigger trigger 470 will not pivot end actuator 402, and trigger trigger 470 may move independently of trigger trigger. articulation 460.
[00071] Returning now to Figure 26, as mentioned above, the firing drive 470 can be advanced distally in order to eject staples from a staple cartridge positioned inside the slot 498 of the end actuator 402 and deform the staples against the anvil 420. As described above, the firing drive 470 may further comprise a cutting element that can be configured to cut through tissue captured within the confines of the end actuator 402. As also mentioned above, the electric motor within the cable 403 can be operated by triggering actuator 116 to advance triggering element 470 distally, whereby, in various circumstances, the electric motor may be operated until distal cutting portion 472 of triggering element 470 reaches the distal end of the staple cartridge and/or any other suitable position within the staple cartridge. In any event, the rotation of the electric motor can be reversed to retract the triggering element 470 in a proximal direction, as illustrated in Figure 27. In various circumstances, the electric motor can retract the proximal drive portion 482 and the intermediate portion 475 through that the distal side wall of the longitudinal slit 474 defined in the intermediate portion 475 contacts the proximal end 473 of the distal cutting element 472. At that point, further withdrawal of the proximal drive portion 482 and the intermediate portion 475 will retract the cutting element. distal cut 472 in the proximal direction. In various circumstances, the electric motor can be operated until the slot 476 defined in the intermediate portion 475 of the firing element 470 is realigned with the proximal portion 461 of the pivot driver 460; however, as the closing sleeve 428 is still in the distally advanced position, the cam element 465 may still be forcing the pivot driver 460 in the opposite direction to engagement with the firing element 470. 460 is re-engaged with firing element 470, in these circumstances, the closing drive would need to be re-opened to bring window 424 defined in outer sleeve portion 428 into alignment with cam element 465 so that cam element 465 can be pivoted inwards towards the rod frame 454 to its first position. In various circumstances, pivot actuator 460 may be resiliently flexed in the opposite direction to engagement with firing element 470, so that when cam element 465 can return to its first position, pivot actuator 460 may flex. springs resiliently inwardly toward the rod structure 454 to re-engage with proximal portion 461 of pivot driver 460, with slot 476 defined in intermediate portion 475 of drive element 470. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument 400 may further comprise a tension element that can be configured to bias the proximal portion 461 back into engagement with the intermediate portion 475.
[00072] The reader will note that the intermediate portion 475 of the firing element 470 has been retracted proximally in Figure 27, so that the slot 476 defined in the intermediate portion 475 is positioned proximally with respect to the proximal portion 461 of the pivot driver 460 Under these circumstances, as a result, the proximal portion 461 cannot be operably reconnected to the firing element 470 until the intermediate portion 475 is distally advanced to align the slot 476 with the proximal portion 461. These circumstances may arise as a result of a play between the intermediate portion 475 and the cutting element portion 472 of the firing element 470 created by the sliding hinge 471, which can be resolved by momentarily reactivating the electric motor in the first direction, for example.
[00073] Again with reference to Figure 27, the trigger element 470 may be in a retracted or reset position, however, the close drive is still in an activated or closed configuration, which can prevent the anvil 420 from being reopened and from end actuator 402 is re-articulated. When the closing drive is released, now referring to Figure 28, the closing drive carriage 415 can be retracted to a proximal position where the portions including the closing sleeve, 426 and 428, are also proximally retracted . Referring again to Figure 19, the proximal portion of sleeve 428 may include a proximal end 417, which can be engaged with closure drive carriage 415 such that sleeve proximal portion 428 and closure drive carriage 415 move. together in the distal direction and/or in the proximal direction. In any event, in addition to the foregoing, proximal movement of the distal portion of sleeve 426 may cause the distal sidewall of opening 495 to engage projection 496 extending from anvil 420 to articulate the anvil. 420 in its open position, as illustrated in Figure 29. In addition, proximal movement of the closing drive carriage 415 can unlock the hinge lock actuator 409 so that the hinge lock actuator 409 can be moved into position. proximal, unlocked, which may, as a result, pull hinge latch 443 proximally until it compresses spring 444 and unlocks end actuator 402. As described above, end actuator 402 can then be hinged around the hinge joint 410, and the operation of surgical instrument 400 described above may be repeated. Referring primarily to Figures 18 to 20, handle 404 may further comprise a switch 408 mounted to handle frame 480 which may be configured to detect if pivot lock actuator 409 is in its proximal, unlocked position. In some embodiments, switch 408 may be operably coupled to an indicator on handle 404, such as a light, for example, which may indicate to the operator of surgical instrument 400 that end actuator 402 is in an unlocked condition and that the operator You can use the pivot switch to pivot the 402 end actuator, for example.
[00074] As described above with respect to the embodiment of Figure 17, the surgical instrument 400 may comprise a hinge lock system, configured to lock and unlock the end actuator 402, and a closing drive, configured to open and close the anvil 420 of end actuator 402. Although these two systems of surgical instrument 400 interact in several aspects, which are described above, the systems can be actuated independently of each other and other aspects. For example, the hinge lock actuator 409 and the end actuator lock 443 can be actuated without closing the anvil 420. In this modality of the surgical instrument 400, the closing drive is operated independently to close the anvil 420. Returning now to the anvil 420. Figures 30 to 32, surgical instrument 400 may include an alternative arrangement in which the closing drive is actuated to, one, close the anvil 420, and, two, lock the end actuator 402 in position. Referring primarily to Figures 31 and 32, stem 404 may comprise a pivot lock bar 540 which can be moved between a proximal, unlocked position (Figure 31) where end actuator 402 can be pivoted around the swivel joint 410, and a distal, locked position (Figure 32) where the 402 end actuator can be locked into position. Like the pivot lock bar 440, the pivot lock bar 540 may include a distal end 542 that is operably engaged with the pivot lock 443 so that when the pivot lock bar 540 is pulled in place. In a proximal direction, the hinge latch 443 can be pulled in a proximal direction. Similarly, when the pivot lock bar 540 is pushed distally, the pivot lock 443 can also be pushed distally. In contrast to the pivot lock bar 440, which is pushed distally and pulled proximally by the pivot lock actuator 409, as described above, the pivot lock bar 540 can be pushed distally and pulled proximally by the closing sleeve. 428. More particularly, the proximal end 541 of the hinge latch bar 540 may comprise a hook 547 which, when the closure sleeve 428 is pulled proximally, can engage a portion of the closure sleeve 428 and be pulled. proximally with the closing sleeve 428. In these circumstances, the sleeve 428 can pull the pivot lock bar 540 to the unlocked condition. As the reader will observe, closing sleeve 428 may include a window 549 within which the proximal end 541 of hinge latch bar 540 may be positioned. When closing sleeve 428 is pushed distally, in addition to the above, a proximal sidewall 548 of window 549 can contact proximal end 541 and push hinge latch bar 540 and hinge latch 443 distally to lock end actuator 402 in position.
[00075] A surgical instrument for tissue treatment may comprise a handle, which includes a trigger, a rod extending from the handle, an end actuator and a hinge joint, the end actuator being rotationally coupled. to the stem by the articulation joint. The surgical instrument may further comprise a triggering element operably coupled to the trigger, the trigger operation being configured to advance the triggering element toward the end actuator, and a pivot element operably coupled to the trigger. end actuator. The pivot element is selectively engageable with the firing element so that the pivot element is operably engaged with the trigger element in an engaged configuration and so that the pivot element is operably disengaged from the trigger element in a disengaged configuration, the trigger element being configured to advance the pivot element towards the end actuator to rotate the end actuator around the pivot joint when the pivot element and the trigger element are in the engaged configuration. The surgical instrument may additionally include a tension element such as a spring, for example, which can be configured to re-center the end actuator and realign the end actuator with the rod along a longitudinal axis after the actuator. of end have been articulated.
[00076] A surgical instrument for tissue treatment may comprise a handle, which includes a trigger, a rod extending from the handle, an end actuator and a hinge joint, the end actuator being rotationally coupled. to the stem by the articulation joint. The surgical instrument may further comprise a trigger drive operable engageable with the electric motor, the trigger drive being configured to be advanced towards the end actuator and retracted from the end actuator by the electric motor. The surgical instrument may further comprise a hinge actuator operably coupled to the end actuator, the hinge actuator being configured to rotate the end actuator in a first direction when the hinge actuator is pushed distally towards the end actuator. end, whereby the pivot actuator is configured to rotate the end actuator in a second direction when the pivot actuator is pulled proximally in the opposite direction to the end actuator, the firing trigger being selectively engaged with the pivot actuator and is configured to perform at least one function between pushing the swivel driver distally towards the end actuator and pulling the swivel driver away from the end actuator when the firing drive is operably engaged with the swivel driver and being that the trigger o can operate independently of the pivot driver when the trigger drive is operably disengaged from the pivot driver.
[00077] A surgical instrument for tissue treatment may comprise a rod, an end actuator rotationally coupled to the rod and a trigger element configured to be moved relative to the end actuator. The surgical instrument may further comprise a hinge element operatively coupled to the end actuator, the hinge element being operably engaged with the triggering element in an engaged configuration, and so that the hinge element is so disengaged. operable of the trigger element in an disengaged configuration, and the trigger element being configured to move the pivot element with respect to the end actuator to rotate the end actuator when the pivot element and the trigger element are in the configuration engaged. The surgical instrument may additionally comprise an end actuator lock, configurable in a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, the end actuator lock being configured to operably engage the hinge element to the triggering element when the end actuator is in unlocked configuration.
[00078] The description of US patent application publication No. 2010/0264194 entitled SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT WITH AN ARTICULATABLE END EFFECTOR, filed April 22, 2010, is incorporated into the present invention in its entirety by reference.
[00079] The devices described here may be designed to be discarded after a single use, or they may be designed to be used multiple times. In either case, however, the device can be refurbished for reuse after at least one use. Reconditioning can include any combination of steps of disassembling the device, followed by cleaning or replacing particular parts, and subsequent reassembly. In particular, the device can be disassembled, and any number of parts or particular parts of the device can be selectively exchanged or removed, in any combination. After cleaning and/or changing particular parts, the device can be reassembled for subsequent use in a reconditioning facility or by a surgical team immediately prior to a surgical procedure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that reconditioning a device can use a variety of techniques for disassembly, cleaning/exchange, and reassembly. The use of such techniques, and the resulting refurbished device, are all within the scope of this order.
[00080] Preferably, the invention described herein will be processed before surgery. First, a new or used instrument is obtained and, if necessary, cleaned. The instrument can then be sterilized. In a sterilization technique, the instrument is placed in a closed and sealed container, such as a plastic or TYVEK bag. The container and instrument are then placed in the field of radiation that can penetrate the container, such as gamma radiation, X-rays or high energy electrons. Radiation kills bacteria in the instrument and in the container. The sterilized instrument can then be stored in a sterile container. The sterile container keeps the instrument sterile until it is opened at the medical facility.
[00081] Any patent, publication or other descriptive material, in whole or in part, which is said to be incorporated into the present invention by way of reference, is incorporated into the present invention only to the extent that the incorporated materials do not conflict with existing definitions, statements or other descriptive material presented in this description. Accordingly, and to the extent necessary, the description as explicitly stated herein supersedes any conflicting material incorporated herein by reference. Any material, or portion thereof, which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present invention, but which conflicts with existing definitions, statements, or other descriptive materials set forth herein will be incorporated herein only to the extent that no conflict. will appear between the embodied material and the existing descriptive material.
[00082] Although this invention has been described as having exemplary designs, the present invention can be further modified within the spirit and scope of the description. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention with the use of its general principles. Additionally, this application is intended to cover deviations from the present description that may occur with known or customary practice in the art to which this invention relates.

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Claims (15)
[0001]
1. A surgical instrument (400) for treating tissue, comprising: a rod (404); an end actuator (402) rotatably coupled to the rod (404); a trigger element (470) configured to be moved in relationship to end actuator (402); and a pivot element (460) operatively coupled to the end actuator (402), characterized in that the pivot element (460) is selectively engaged with the firing element (470) in an engaged configuration, and so that the pivot element (460) is operably disengaged from the firing element (470) in an disengaged configuration, and the firing element (470) being configured to move the pivot element (460) with respect to the actuator. end (402) for rotating the end actuator (402) when the pivot element (460) and the trigger element (470) are in the engaged configuration.
[0002]
2. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: a handle (403) comprising a trigger (116), a rod (404) extending from the handle (403 ); and a pivot joint (410), wherein the end actuator (402) is rotatably coupled to the stem (404) by the pivot joint; wherein the trigger element (470) is operatively coupled to the trigger (116), wherein operation of the trigger (116) is configured to advance the trigger element (470) toward the end actuator (402).
[0003]
3. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 2, characterized in that the advancement of the hinge element (460) towards the end actuator (402) is configured to rotate the end actuator (402) in a first direction, and the trigger (470) being configured to retract the pivot element (460) away from the end actuator (402) to rotate the end actuator (402) about the pivot joint at a second direction.
[0004]
4. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises: an electric motor; an articulation joint (410), the ex-treme actuator (402) being coupled in a manner rotatable to the stem (404) by the pivot joint; wherein the trigger element (470) is operatively engageable with the electric motor, and configured to be advanced toward the end actuator (402) and retracted away from the actuator end (402) by the electric motor; and wherein the pivot element (460) is configured to rotate the end actuator (402) in a first direction when the pivot element (460) is pushed distally towards the end actuator (402); The pivot (460) is configured to rotate the end actuator (402) in a second direction when the pivot element (460) is pulled proximally away from the end actuator (402), with the trigger element (470) ) is configured to push the pivot element (460) distally towards the end actuator (402) or pull the pivot element (460) away from the end actuator (402) when the trigger element (470) is operational. engaged with the pivot element (460), and wherein the trigger element (470) can operate independently of the pivot element (460) when the trigger element (470) is operatively disengaged from the pivot element o (460).
[0005]
5. Surgical instrument (400), according to claim 3 or claim 4, characterized in that the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
[0006]
6. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 2, characterized in that the firing element (470) is configured to move independently of the pivot element (460) when the firing element (470) and the hinge element (460) are in the disengaged configuration.
[0007]
7. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 2, characterized in that the handle (403) further comprises an electric motor configured to advance the trigger element (470) distally towards the end actuator (402) and retracting the trigger element (470) proximally away from the end actuator (402), and wherein the trigger element (470) is configured to retract the pivot element (460) away from the end actuator ( 402) to rotate the end actuator (402) about the pivot joint when the firing element (470) and the pivot element (460) are in the engaged state.
[0008]
8. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 1 or claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises an end actuator lock (443) configured to selectively lock the end actuator (402) in position with respect to the rod (404).
[0009]
9. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises a force-limiting clutch configured to transmit movement between the firing element (470) and the articulation element (460) when the element the pivot (460) and the firing element (470) are in the engaged configuration, the force-limiting clutch being configured to allow relative movement between the firing element (470) and the pivot element (460) and to enter the disengaged configuration when a force transmitted between the pivot element (460) and the firing element (470) has exceeded a predetermined force.
[0010]
10. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises an end actuator lock (443) that can be configured in a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein the end actuator lock (443) is configured to place the pivot element (460) and the trigger element (470) in an engaged configuration when the end actuator lock (443) is in the unlocked configuration.
[0011]
11. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 10, characterized in that it further comprises a tension element configured to drive the hinge element (460) and the trigger element (470) to the disengaged configuration when the lock is in the locked setting.
[0012]
12. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises a staple cartridge.
[0013]
13. Surgical instrument according to claim 11, characterized in that the staple cartridge comprises staples and a staple drive system configured to eject the staples from the staple cartridge, and the triggering element ( 470 is operably engageable with the staple drive system.
[0014]
14. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 10, characterized in that the end actuator (402) can be configured in an open configuration and a closed configuration, the surgical instrument further comprising a closure unit configured to move the end actuator (402) between the open configuration and the closed configuration, and wherein the end actuator latch (443) is operatively engaged with the closure unit such that the closure unit can move the latch end actuator (443) in the locked position when the closing unit moves the end actuator (402) into the closed configuration.
[0015]
15. Surgical instrument (400) according to claim 14, characterized in that the end actuator lock (443) is operatively coupled to the closure unit so that the closure unit can move the end actuator lock. end (443) to the unlocked position when the lock unit moves the end actuator (402) to the open configuration.

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