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Detachable motor powered surgical instrument

US9084601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2,158References

20Claims

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Assignee

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kyle P. Moore · Alpharetta, US
Frederick E. Shelton, IV · Hillsboro, US
William B. Weisenburgh, II · Maineville, US
Jerome R. Morgan · Cincinnati, US
Mark H. Ransick · Sharonville, US
Eugene L. Timperman · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A detachable motor-powered surgical instrument. The instrument may include a housing that includes at least one engagement member for removably attaching the housing to an actuator arrangement. A motor is supported within the housing for supplying actuation motions to various portions of a surgical end effector coupled to the housing. The housing may include a contact arrangement that is configured to permit power to be supplied to the motor only when the housing is operably attached to the actuator arrangement.

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