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Surgical instrument with modular shaft and end effector

  • US 9,510,895 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2011
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • (a) a body assembly comprising;

    i. an activation member,ii. a casing having a distal aperture formed in a distal end of the casing, andiii. one or more rotational recesses disposed proximal of the distal aperture; and

    (b) an end effector assembly comprising;

    i. a bolt portion having one or more locking tabs extending outwardly from the bolt portion,ii. a transmission assembly coupled to the bolt portion and extending distally from the bolt portion, andiii. an end effector coupled to a distal end of the transmission assembly;

    wherein a portion of the bolt portion having the one or more locking tabs is insertable through the distal aperture of the casing, and wherein the bolt portion is operable to rotate the one or more locking tabs into the one or more rotational recesses;

    wherein the one or more locking tabs comprise an electrical contact, wherein the one or more rotational recesses comprise a complementary electrical contact, wherein the electrical contact and the complementary electrical contact are configured to electrically couple when the one or more locking tabs are rotated into the one or more rotational recesses.

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