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Granted Patent B2
US 12,733,950 · App. 18/074,993 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

End effector assembly, instrument, system, and method facilitating testing and/or calibration of a surgical instrument

Inventors: Dylan R. Kingsley (Broomfield, CO); Christopher T. Tschudy (Arvada, CO); Jason G. Weihe (Longmont, CO); Zachary S. Heiliger (Nederland, CO); William R. Whitney (Boulder, CO); Curtis M. Siebenaller (Frederick, CO); Haralambos P. Apostolopoulos (Westminster, CO); Russell W. Holbrook (Naples, FL); Matthew D. Straka (Arvada, CO); Reid Thomson (Loveland, CO); Carolyn Girvin (Boulder, CO); Jared N. Farlow (Los Angeles, CA); Colin H. Murphy (Cambridge, MA); Zachary T. Morgan (Boston, MA); Gary J. Suszynski (Woodbury, CT); Aaron J. Clippinger (Deep River, CT)
Assignee: Covidien LP
A61B17/285A61B34/30A61B2017/00681
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Patent No.
US 12,733,950
App. No.
18/074,993
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An end effector assembly of a surgical instrument includes a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and including first and second arms spaced-apart relative to one another and first and second jaw members supported by the clevis. At least one of the jaw members is movable relative to the other and the clevis between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the jaw members. The clevis includes first and second locating features on outwardly-facings sides of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively. The first and second locating features are configured to facilitate engagement and alignment of the end effector assembly within a test fixture.

Claims (28)

1 . A system, comprising:

a surgical instrument including an articulating shaft and an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the articulating shaft, the end effector assembly including:

a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and including first and second arms spaced-apart relative to one another; and

first and second jaw members supported by the clevis, at least one of the first or second jaw members movable relative to the other of the first or second jaw members and the clevis between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the first and second jaw members,

wherein the clevis includes first and second locating features on outwardly-facing sides of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively; and

a test fixture, including:

a base including a clevis-receiving area and first and second supports on either side of the clevis-receiving area, the clevis-receiving area configured to receive the clevis of the end effector assembly therein, the first and second supports including first and second retention features, respectively configured to engage the first and second locating features of the clevis, respectively, to thereby engage and align the end effector assembly relative to the test fixture; and

at least one sensor configured to obtain a measurement associated with an actuation of the end effector assembly.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second locating features define an axis therethrough that is substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the clevis.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second locating features are recesses defined within outwardly-facing surfaces of the outwardly-facing sides of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively, and wherein the first and second retention features are pins extending inwardly from the first and second supports, respectively.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the base of the test fixture further includes a jaw-receiving area configured to receive the first and second jaw members of the end effector assembly therein.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of: a jaw pressure or force sensor, a jaw spacing sensor, a knife detection sensor, or an articulation sensor.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least two of: a jaw pressure or force sensor, a jaw spacing sensor, a knife detection sensor, or an articulation sensor.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test fixture includes at least one interchangeable module including the at least one sensor thereon.

8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the first or second jaw members is movable between the spaced-apart position and the approximated position with the end effector assembly engaged within the test fixture.

9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the end effector assembly is configured to articulate when engaged within the test fixture to articulate the test fixture therewith.

10 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the end effector assembly further includes a knife configured for deployment between the first and second jaw members, the knife deployable with the end effector assembly engaged within the test fixture.

11 . The end effector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a jaw force sensor that includes a load cell positioned between jaw members.

12 . The end effector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a thermal camera or a thermal sensor.

13 . A system, comprising:

a surgical instrument including an articulating shaft and an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the articulating shaft, the end effector assembly including:

a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and including first and second arms spaced-apart relative to one another; and

first and second jaw members supported by the clevis, at least one of the first or second jaw members movable relative to the other of the first or second jaw members and the clevis between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue between the first and second jaw members,

wherein the clevis includes first and second locating features on outwardly-facing sides of the first and second spaced-apart arms, respectively; and

a test fixture, including a base having a clevis-receiving area and first and second supports on either side of the clevis-receiving area, the clevis-receiving area configured to receive the clevis of the end effector assembly therein, the first and second supports including first and second retention features, respectively configured to engage the first and second locating features of the clevis, respectively, to thereby engage and align the end effector assembly relative to the test fixture.

14 . The end effector assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first and second locating features define an axis therethrough that is substantially perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the clevis.

15 . The end effector assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the second jaw member is fixed relative to the clevis and wherein the first jaw member is pivotable relative to the second jaw member and the clevis.

16 . The end effector assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the first and second retention features are pins and the first and second locating features are cylindrical holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2022
From: KINGSLEY, DYLAN R.; TSCHUDY, CHRISTOPHER T.; WEIHE, JASON G.; HEILIGER, ZACHARY S.; WHITNEY, WILLIAM R.; SIEBENALLER, CURTIS M.; APOSTOLOPOULOS, HARALAMBOS P.; HOLBROOK, RUSSELL W.; STRAKA, MATTHEW D.; THOMSON, REID T.; GIRVIN, CAROLYN R.; FARLOW, JARED N.; MURPHY, COLIN H.; MORGAN, ZACHARY T.; SUSZYNSKI, GARY J.; CLIPPINGER, AARON J.
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 061979/0895 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63309697 · Feb 14, 2022
Provisional Application 63288716 · Dec 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230181207A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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