ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,294, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).
"Articulation joint for surgical instrument" was invented by Chad P. Boudreaux (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical apparatus includes a body, an ultrasonic transducer, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, an articulation section, an end effector, and a restricting member. The ultrasonic transducer is operable to convert electrical power into ultrasonic vibrations. The shaft couples the end effector and the body together. The acoustic waveguide is coupled with the transducer. The articulation section is operable to flex to thereby deflect...