ADAPTER FOR POWERED SURGICAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector and a powered actuator device, wherein the surgical end effector is actuated upon an axial translation of a drive member slidably supported therein, the adapter assembly comprising:
- at least one drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the drive member of the surgical end effector.
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Abstract
An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector including at least one axially translatable drive member and a powered actuator device including at least one rotatable drive shaft is provided. The adapter assembly includes an actuation shaft configured to convert rotation of a first drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a first drive member of the surgical end effector. The adapter assembly further includes an elongate tube configured to convert rotation of a second drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a second drive member of the surgical end effector. The actuation shaft is disposed within the elongate tube, and the actuation shaft and the elongate tube translate axially independent of each other.
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17 Claims
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1. An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector and a powered actuator device, wherein the surgical end effector is actuated upon an axial translation of a drive member slidably supported therein, the adapter assembly comprising:
at least one drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the drive member of the surgical end effector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical system, comprising:
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a handheld, battery powered actuator device including at least two motor driven rotatable drive shafts; a surgical end effector including at least two axially translatable drive members, wherein each drive member actuates a unique function of the end effector; and an adapter assembly configured to selectively, detachably interconnect the powered actuator and the end effector, the adapter assembly including a first drive converter assembly and a second drive converter assembly, the first drive converter assembly being configured to convert rotation of a first of the two drive shafts of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a first of the two drive members of the surgical end effector, the second drive converter assembly being configured to convert rotation of a second of the two drive shafts of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of a second of the two drive members of the surgical end effector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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