Coupling arrangements and methods for attaching tools to ultrasonic surgical instruments
US9700339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/320089
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical instrument that has a waveguide that protrudes distally from the handpiece and a surgical tool that is configured to be coupled to the waveguide. The waveguide may have a distal end that is sized to be inserted into a cavity in a proximal end of the surgical tool and then selectively expanded to retain the distal end within the cavity to couple the surgical tool to the waveguide.
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