Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
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Application No.: US14970991Application Date: 2015-12-16
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Publication No.: US09987008B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Paul Scirica , Justin Williams
- Applicant: Covidien LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/072 ; F16H25/20 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A shaft assembly is provided for interconnecting at least one rotatable drive shaft of a hand-held electromechanical surgical device, and an end effector actuatable by an axial drive force. The shaft assembly includes a flexible drive cable rotatably supported in an outer tube, the flexible drive cable includes a proximal end operatively connected to a respective rotatable drive shaft of the hand-held surgical device. The flexible drive cable being off set a radial distance from a central longitudinal axis of the outer tube. The shaft assembly includes an articulation rod at least partially slidably supported in the outer tube, and an articulation link having a proximal end pivotally connected to the distal end of the articulation rod and a distal end pivotally connected to a distal neck housing. The articulation rod being off set a radial distance from the central longitudinal axis of the outer tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160095596A1 APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES Public/Granted day:2016-04-07
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