Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular surgical instrument with contained electrical or mechanical systems
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Application No.: US14832297Application Date: 2015-08-21
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Publication No.: US09668810B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: James D. Allen, IV , Ryan C. Artale , Glenn A. Horner , Duane E. Kerr , Peter M. Mueller , Arlen J. Reschke , Robert M. Sharp , Robert B. Stoddard
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B17/285 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft module and a handle module selectively separable from one another. The elongated shaft module includes an elongated shaft member and a pair of jaw members supported at a distal end of the elongated shaft member, at least one of the jaw members moveable relative to the other jaw member between open and closed positions. The handle module includes a housing including an opening extending longitudinally therethrough. The opening is dimensioned to permit passage of the pair of jaw members in the closed position. The handle module also includes a movable handle movable relative to the housing to move the pair of jaw members between open and closed positions, and a lock to secure the elongated shaft module in place within the housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150359588A1 MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH CONTAINED ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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