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 respective first and second drive members slidably supported therein, the adapter assembly comprising:
- a first drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a first rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the first drive member of the surgical end effector; and
a second drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a second rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the second drive member of the surgical end effector, wherein the first drive converter assembly is at least partially disposed within the second drive converter assembly.
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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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14 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 respective first and second drive members slidably supported therein, the adapter assembly comprising:
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a first drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a first rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the first drive member of the surgical end effector; and a second drive converter assembly configured to convert a rotation of a second rotatable drive shaft of the powered actuator device into an axial translation of the second drive member of the surgical end effector, wherein the first drive converter assembly is at least partially disposed within the second drive converter assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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 of the at least two axially translatable drive members actuates a unique function of the surgical end effector; and an adapter assembly configured to selectively, detachably interconnect the battery powered actuator device and the surgical 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 at least two motor driven rotatable drive shafts of the battery powered actuator device into an axial translation of a first of the at least two axially translatable drive members of the surgical end effector, the second drive converter assembly being configured to convert rotation of a second of the at least two motor driven rotatable drive shafts of the battery powered actuator device into an axial translation of a second of the at least two axially translatable drive members of the surgical end effector, wherein the first drive converter assembly is at least partially disposed within the second drive converter assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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