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Apparatus for endoscopic procedures

US8899462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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144References

23Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Stanislaw Kostrzewski · Coventry, US
Paul Scirica · Huntington, US
Ernest Aranyi · Easton, US
David C. Racenet · North Haven, US
Frank Marini · Monroe, US
Dwight Bronson · Cheshire, US
William Powers · Cheshire, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2011
Grant date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 16, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0814
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electromechanical surgical system comprises a hand-held surgical instrument including an instrument housing defining a connecting portion for selectively connecting with a shaft assembly, the surgical instrument having at least one rotatable drive member, and an end effector configured to perform at least one function. The shaft assembly selectively interconnects the end effector and the surgical device. The shaft assembly includes a transmission housing and a force transmitting assembly for interconnecting the rotatable drive member and a rotation receiving member supported in the end effector.

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