ADAPTER FOR POWERED SURGICAL DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector and a powered actuator device.SOLUTION: The adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting the surgical end effector and the powered actuator device includes a first drive converter assembl...

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Main Author BRYANT TEDDY R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.05.2012
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical end effector and a powered actuator device.SOLUTION: The adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting the surgical end effector and the powered actuator device includes a first drive converter assembly configured to convert a 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, and a second drive converter assembly configured to convert a 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.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20110197365