System and method for performing surgical procedures with a reusable instrument module
First Claim
1. A handle assembly of a surgical instrument, the handle assembly comprising:
- an outer housing shell defining a cavity;
an instrument module selectively insertable into the cavity of the outer housing shell and including;
an inner housing shell defining a cavity therein; and
a motor disposed within the cavity of the inner housing shell;
wherein the inner housing shell and the outer housing shell are configured such that a driving force of the motor is communicated through each of the inner housing shell and the outer housing shell when the motor is contained within the inner housing shell and when the instrument module is contained within the outer housing shell.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an outer housing shell defining a cavity, the outer housing shell defining an upper outer housing half and a lower outer housing half, wherein the upper outer housing half defines a longitudinal axis and an instrument module selectively insertable into the cavity of the outer housing shell. The instrument module includes an inner housing shell, at least one motor disposed within the inner housing shell, a control board being in electrical communication with the at least one motor and an energy source being in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the control board. The instrument module is inserted into the cavity of the outer housing shell in such a manner that the operative axis of the at least one motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upper outer housing half.
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20 Claims
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1. A handle assembly of a surgical instrument, the handle assembly comprising:
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an outer housing shell defining a cavity; an instrument module selectively insertable into the cavity of the outer housing shell and including; an inner housing shell defining a cavity therein; and a motor disposed within the cavity of the inner housing shell; wherein the inner housing shell and the outer housing shell are configured such that a driving force of the motor is communicated through each of the inner housing shell and the outer housing shell when the motor is contained within the inner housing shell and when the instrument module is contained within the outer housing shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of assembling a handle assembly of a surgical instrument, the method comprising:
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providing an outer housing shell defining a cavity; providing an instrument module including; an inner housing shell defining a cavity therein; and a motor disposed within the cavity of the inner housing shell; and inserting the instrument module into the cavity of the outer housing shell, such that the inner housing shell of the instrument module is disposed within the cavity of the outer housing shell. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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