US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on June 10 for "Surgical instrument comprising selectively actuatable rotatable couplers" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,581, issued on June 10, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Surgical instrument comprising selectively actuatable rotatable couplers" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio) and Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising an end effector including a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is rotatable relative to the second jaw, and a closure system configured to close the first jaw during a closure stroke. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation joint rotatably connecting the end effector to the sha...