Surgical device with surgical element removably connected to drive element
US5320635A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S408/713
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical device having a surgical element removably connected to a drive element so that drive torque is transmitted to the surgical element as the drive element rotates, while allowing the surgical element at least one degree of freedom of motion relative to the drive element; a retaining element maintains the drive and surgical elements in torque-transmitting relation during operation of the device.
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