Rotary drive shaft assemblies for surgical instruments with articulatable end effectors

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PATENT NO 8747238
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13536301

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Drive shaft assemblies for a surgical instrument. Various forms include a plurality of movably interlocking joint segments that are interconnected to form a flexible hollow tube. A flexible secondary constraining member is configured in flexible constraining engagement with the plurality of movably interlocking joint segments to retain the interlocking joint segments in movable interlocking engagement while facilitating flexing of the drive shaft assembly.

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  • ETHICON LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baxter,, III Chester O Loveland, US 537 293234
Morgan, Jerome R Cincinnati, US 714 538953
Shelton,, IV Frederick E Hillsboro, US 3145 1563011
Stammen, John L Cincinnati, US 18 14628
Swayze, Jeffrey S Hamilton, US 533 357718

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