Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement

The present invention relates to a coupling configuration for a shaft of a surgical dissection tool, the coupling configuration comprising: a plurality of non-circular driving surfaces defined on the shaft, the driving surfaces having a drive area with a first end and an opposite second end; a retai...

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Main Authors WALKER, MICHELLE L, HILTON, ALLEN P, ESTES, LARRY DALE, SHORES, REX WESLEY, SIMMONS, BRYAN DAVID, HENDERSON, JOHN K, TIDWELL, DURRELL G, SPITLER, JAMES Q, RIEDEL, DANNY C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 26.09.2012
Subjects
BORING
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MACHINE TOOLS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
TURNING
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Summary:The present invention relates to a coupling configuration for a shaft of a surgical dissection tool, the coupling configuration comprising: a plurality of non-circular driving surfaces defined on the shaft, the driving surfaces having a drive area with a first end and an opposite second end; a retaining surface defined between the first end and the second end; and an internal alignment bore extending into an end of the shaft to mate with a tool driver.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120172103