FLEXIBLE SHAFT EXTENDER AND METHOD OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. In an electro-mechanical surgical system including a surgical attachment detachably coupleable to at least one drive member of an electro-mechanical driver device, the electro-mechanical surgical system further including an extender comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
a proximal coupling disposed at the proximal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling providing operative connection to at least one drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device;
a distal coupling disposed at the distal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a proximal coupling of the surgical attachment; and
at least two rotatable shafts disposed within the housing, each rotatable shaft being configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive members by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least two rotatable shafts of the extender to rotate, thereby transmitting a force to the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment.
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Abstract
An extender for use in an electro-mechanical surgical system that includes a surgical attachment that may be detachably coupled to an electro-mechanical driver device via a flexible shaft. The extender is a substantially rigid extender that includes a proximal end that may be detachably coupled to a distal end of the flexible shaft. The extender also includes a distal end that may be detachably coupled to the surgical attachment. The extender also includes at least one rotatable drive shaft configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive shaft of the flexible shaft such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive shaft of the flexible shaft by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the extender to rotate, thereby rotating a complementary connector of the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment. The extender may include a memory unit and a data cable that transfers data from the memory unit to an electro-mechanical driver device. Additionally or alternatively, the extender may include a data cable that transfers data from a memory unit in the surgical attachment to the electro-mechanical driver device. Advantageously, the extender is autoclavable.
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22 Claims
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1. In an electro-mechanical surgical system including a surgical attachment detachably coupleable to at least one drive member of an electro-mechanical driver device, the electro-mechanical surgical system further including an extender comprising:
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a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a proximal coupling disposed at the proximal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling providing operative connection to at least one drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device; a distal coupling disposed at the distal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a proximal coupling of the surgical attachment; and at least two rotatable shafts disposed within the housing, each rotatable shaft being configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive members by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least two rotatable shafts of the extender to rotate, thereby transmitting a force to the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electro-mechanical surgical system, comprising:
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an electro-mechanical driver device including at least one rotatable drive member; a surgical attachment detachably coupleable to the electro-mechanical driver device; and an extender comprising; a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a proximal coupling disposed at the proximal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling providing operative connection to the at least one drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device; a distal coupling disposed at the distal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a proximal coupling of the surgical attachment; and at least two rotatable shafts disposed within the housing, each rotatable shaft being configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive members by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least two rotatable shafts of the extender to rotate, thereby transmitting a force to the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In an electro-mechanical surgical system including a surgical attachment detachably coupleable to at least one drive member of an electro-mechanical driver device, the electro-mechanical surgical system further including an extender comprising:
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a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a proximal coupling disposed at the proximal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling providing operative connection to at least one drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device; a distal coupling disposed at the distal end of the housing and being configured to be detachably coupled to a proximal coupling of the surgical attachment; and at least two force transmitting systems disposed within the housing, each force transmitting system being configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device, wherein each force transmitting system receives a rotative force from the respective rotatable drive member and transmits a force to the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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Specification