DISASSEMBLY TOOLS AND METHODS FACILITATING REPROCESSING OF MULTI-FUNCTION SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
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1. A method of disassembling a surgical instrument, comprising:
- obtaining a surgical instrument including a housing, an input shaft defining an axis and extending from the housing, and a paddle engaged with the input shaft and configured to pivot about the axis;
disengaging a cover plate of the paddle from a body of the paddle by providing a force to the cover plate substantially in a direction parallel to the axis; and
disengaging the body from the input shaft by providing a force to the body substantially in a direction parallel to the axis.
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Abstract
A method of disassembling a surgical instrument includes obtaining a surgical instrument including a housing, an input shaft defining an axis and extending from the housing, and a paddle engaged with the input shaft and configured to pivot about the axis. The method further includes disengaging a cover plate of the paddle from a body of the paddle by providing a force to the cover plate substantially in a direction parallel to the axis and disengaging the body from the input shaft by providing a force to the body substantially in a direction parallel to the axis.
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1. A method of disassembling a surgical instrument, comprising:
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obtaining a surgical instrument including a housing, an input shaft defining an axis and extending from the housing, and a paddle engaged with the input shaft and configured to pivot about the axis; disengaging a cover plate of the paddle from a body of the paddle by providing a force to the cover plate substantially in a direction parallel to the axis; and disengaging the body from the input shaft by providing a force to the body substantially in a direction parallel to the axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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