Transmission device for transmitting a force and a torque in a medical instrument
US8944926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4984
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transmission device for transmitting a force and a torque between a handling device and a tool of a medical instrument includes transmission members interconnected in a hinged manner. A convex coupling portion of a first transmission member is in each case held interlockingly in a concave coupling portion of an adjacent second transmission member in such a way that a rotation of the first transmission member about its longitudinal axis causes a rotation of the second transmission member about its longitudinal axis. A convex coupling portion of a first transmission member is in each case held interlockingly in a concave coupling portion of an adjacent second transmission member in such a way that a tensile force can be transmitted between the first transmission member and the second transmission member.
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