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Surgical instrument having interlocking mechanism

US11497496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Reach Surgical, Inc. · CN

Inventors

Xiaoqiang Chen · Tianjin, CN
Zhenzhen XU · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2021
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2946
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical instrument having an interlock mechanism, and the surgical instrument includes a handle portion having a handle housing; an elongated body, defining a longitudinal axis of the instrument; an end effector, arranged on distal portion of the elongated body for operating tissues; a rotatable sleeve, circumferentially fixed with proximal portion of the elongated body and provided with a plurality of teeth; a rotatable knob, operatively to be reciprocated along the longitudinal axis; and an articulation gear assembly including an annular gear and a planet gear assembly.

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