Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical instrument and connector
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Application No.: US16015847Application Date: 2018-06-22
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Publication No.: US11213342B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Kenjiro Kanno , Tomoyuki Tsuchiya
- Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Hachioji
- Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hachioji
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JPJP2015-254881 20151225
- Main IPC: A61B18/12
- IPC: A61B18/12 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes: a handpiece; a movable member configured to transmit a driving force to a treating member to treat a subject by moving relatively to the handpiece; and a connector arranged inside the handpiece, and including a strip to apply a pressing force to the movable member. The movable member includes a first conductive portion formed therein. The connector includes a second conductive portion formed on the strip. The second conductive portion abutting against the first conductive portion to connect the movable member and the handpiece electrically. The second conductive portion of the connector is a molded interconnect device constituting a three-dimensional circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180296238A1 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2018-10-18
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