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( 12 ) United States Patent ( 10) Patent No .: US 10,780,539 B2


Shelton , IV et al. (45 ) Date of Patent : Sep. 22 , 2020
( 54 ) STAPLING INSTRUMENT FOR USE WITH A ( 56 ) References Cited
ROBOTIC SYSTEM
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
( 71 ) Applicant: Ethicon LLC , Guaynabo , PR (US ) 66,052 A 6/1867 Smith
662,587 A 11/1900 Blake
( 72 ) Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton , IV , Hillsboro , (Continued )
OH (US ); James R. Giordano ,
Milford, OH (US ) ; Jeffrey S. Swayze, FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
West Chester, OH (US )
( 73 ) Assignee : Ethicon LLC , Guaynabo, PR ( US ) AU 2012200594 Al 2/2012
AU 2011218702 B2 6/2013
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (Continued )
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154 ( b ) by 285 days . OTHER PUBLICATIONS
( 21 ) Appl . No .: 15 /814,345 ASTM procedure D2240-00 , “ Standard Test Method for Rubber
Property -Durometer Hardness, ” (Published Aug. 2000 ) .
(22 ) Filed : Nov. 15 , 2017 (Continued )
( 65 ) Prior Publication Data Primary Examiner — Andrew M Tecco
US 2018/0133856 A1 May 17 , 2018
( 57 ) ABSTRACT
Related U.S. Application Data
A stapling instrument for use with a robotic surgical system
( 63 ) Continuation of application No. 14/ 459,485 , filed on is disclosed . The stapling instrument comprises a housing , a
Aug. 14 , 2014 , now Pat . No. 10,058,963 , which is a shaft, a loading unit, a firing drive , an articulation drive, and
(Continued ) a rotation drive. The housing comprises a first, second , and
(51 ) Int. Ci . third rotatable members . The loading unit comprises a staple
A61B 17/068 ( 2006.01 ) cartridge and a firing drive . The firing drive is operably
B23Q 3/155 ( 2006.01 ) coupled to the first rotatable member and configured to
(Continued ) convert rotary motion of the first rotatable member to linear
( 52) U.S. Ci .
motion to eject staples from the staple cartridge. The articu
CPC B23Q 3/1554 ( 2013.01 ) ; A61B 17/068 lation drive is operably coupled to the second rotatable
(2013.01 ) ; A61B 17/072 ( 2013.01 ) ; member and configured to convert rotary motion of the
second rotatable member to linear motion to articulate a first
( Continued ) jaw and a second jaw of the loading unit . The rotation drive
( 58 ) Field of Classification Search is configured to rotate the shaft about a longitudinal axis and
CPC .... A61B 17/07207 ; A61B 2017/00398 ; A61B is operably coupled to the third rotatable member.
2017/00477; A61B 2017/07278;
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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 11 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

110 280

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 12 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 13 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 14 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 15 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 16 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 17 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 18 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 19 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 20 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 21 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 22 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 23 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 24 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 26 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 27 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 28 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 29 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 30 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 31 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 32 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 33 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 34 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 35 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 36 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 37 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 38 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 39 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 40 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 41 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 42 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 43 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 49 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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YES RECORD STATE
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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 50 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

B A?.

2216 2215
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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 51 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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U.S. Patent Sep. 22 , 2020 Sheet 52 of 139 US 10,780,539 B2

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