Modular surgical instrument with contained electrical or mechanical systems

US9113901B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covidien LP · US

Inventors

• James D. Allen, IV · Broomfield, US
• Ryan C. Artale · Boulder, US
• Glenn A. Horner · Boulder, US
• Duane E. Kerr · Loveland, US
• Peter M. Mueller · Suwanee, US
• Arlen J. Reschke · Longmont, US
• Robert M. Sharp · Boulder, US
• Robert B. Stoddard · Steamboat Springs, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 14, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2018/1455
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft module and a handle module selectively separable from one another. The elongated shaft module includes an elongated shaft member and a pair of jaw members supported at a distal end of the elongated shaft member, at least one of the jaw members moveable relative to the other jaw member between open and closed positions. The handle module includes a housing including an opening extending longitudinally therethrough. The opening is dimensioned to permit passage of the pair of jaw members in the closed position. The handle module also includes a movable handle movable relative to the housing to move the pair of jaw members between open and closed positions, and a lock to secure the elongated shaft module in place within the housing.