Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical stapler adapter with flexible cable assembly, flexible fingers, and contact clips
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Application No.: US17851594Application Date: 2022-06-28
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Publication No.: US12029422B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: David Chowaniec , Ethan Collins , Pawel Abramek , Ryan Williams , Matthew Chowaniec
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/072
- IPC: A61B17/072 ; H01R12/77 ; H01R13/625 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/115

Abstract:
A surgical device includes a handle assembly including a controller and a first electrical connector. The surgical device also includes an adapter assembly having: a tubular housing having a proximal end portion configured to couple to the handle assembly, and a distal end portion; a second electrical connector disposed at the proximal end portion and configured to couple to the first electrical connector; an electrical contact assembly disposed at the distal end portion; and a wire harness disposed within the tubular housing and interconnecting the second electrical connector and the electrical contact assembly. The surgical device also includes a surgical end effector configured to couple to the distal end portion of the adapter assembly, the surgical end effector includes an electrical contact configured to couple to the electrical contact assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220323071A1 SURGICAL STAPLER ADAPTER WITH FLEXIBLE CABLE ASSEMBLY, FLEXIBLE FINGERS, AND CONTACT CLIPS Public/Granted day:2022-10-13
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