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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0248584 (2014-04-09) |
등록번호 | US-9801626 (2017-10-31) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 61 인용 특허 : 2584 |
Coupling systems for removably coupling dual rotary drive shafts of a surgical instrument to corresponding driven shafts of a surgical end effector. The surgical instrument may include a first rotary drive shaft that includes a first drive shaft axis and a second rotary drive shaft that includes a s
Coupling systems for removably coupling dual rotary drive shafts of a surgical instrument to corresponding driven shafts of a surgical end effector. The surgical instrument may include a first rotary drive shaft that includes a first drive shaft axis and a second rotary drive shaft that includes a second drive shaft axis. The second drive shaft axis may be offset from and parallel with the first drive shaft axis. The coupling systems may facilitate simultaneous operable attachment of the first and second drive shafts of the surgical instrument with corresponding first and second driven shafts of a surgical end effector such that rotation of the first drive shaft rotates the first driven shaft and rotation of the second drive shaft rotates the second driven shaft.
1. A surgical instrument system, comprising: a surgical instrument, comprising: a first rotary drive system including a first rotary drive shaft including a first drive shaft axis; anda second rotary drive system independently operable from the first rotary drive system and including a second rotary
1. A surgical instrument system, comprising: a surgical instrument, comprising: a first rotary drive system including a first rotary drive shaft including a first drive shaft axis; anda second rotary drive system independently operable from the first rotary drive system and including a second rotary drive shaft including a second drive shaft axis that is offset from and parallel with the first drive shaft axis wherein said surgical instrument system further comprises:at least one surgical end effector, comprising: a first end effector drive system including a first end effector driven shaft; anda second end effector drive system including a second end effector driven shaftwherein the surgical instrument system further comprises:means for simultaneously removably and operably coupling the first rotary drive shaft to the first end effector driven shaft and the second rotary drive shaft to the second end effector driven shaft such that rotation of the first rotary drive shaft rotates the first end effector driven shaft and rotation of the second rotary drive shaft rotates the second end effector driven shaft, wherein the means for simultaneously removably and operably coupling the first rotary drive shaft to the first end effector driven shaft and the second rotary drive shaft to the second end effector driven shaft comprises: a male coupler on each of the first and second rotary drive shafts; anda female socket coupler on each of the first and second end effector driven shafts such that when the first drive shaft axis of the first rotary drive shaft is coaxially aligned with a first driven shaft axis of the first end effector driven shaft and when the second drive shaft axis of the second rotary drive shaft is coaxially aligned with a second driven shaft axis of the second end effector driven shaft, the male couplers on the first and second rotary drive shafts are simultaneously operably insertable into the female socket couplers on the first and second end effector driven shafts, wherein the male couplers are attached to the first and second rotary drive shafts such that at least one male coupler is angularly movable for a first predetermined amount of angular travel. 2. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the at least one surgical end effector further comprises: an open linear stapler;a curved cutter stapler; anda circular surgical stapler. 3. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the surgical instrument further comprises: a housing operably supporting the first and second rotary drive systems therein;a motor operably supported by the housing; anda shiftable transmission assembly supported by the housing and operably interfacing with the motor and the first and second rotary drive systems to selectively drivingly couple the motor to the first and second rotary drive systems one at a time such that when the first rotary drive system is drivingly coupled to the motor, the second rotary drive system is drivingly uncoupled to the motor and when the second rotary drive system is drivingly coupled to the motor, the first drive system is drivingly uncoupled to the motor wherein each of the at least one surgical end effectors comprises: an end effector housing configured to be releasably coupled to the housing of the surgical instrument such that when the end effector housing and surgical instrument housing are coupled together, said first and second drive shafts remain operably coupled to the first and second end effector driven shafts, respectively, by the means for simultaneously removably and operably coupling. 4. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the at least one surgical end effector comprises: a first end effector component movably supported relative to a second end effector component between open and closed positions relative to each other by the first end effector drive system; anda third end effector component supported for axial travel relative to at least one of the first and second end effector components between a starting and an ending position by the second end effector drive system. 5. The surgical instrument system of claim 4 wherein the first end effector component comprises an anvil wherein the second end effector component comprises a surgical staple cartridge and wherein the third end effector component includes a tissue cutting surface. 6. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the male couplers are coupled to the first and second end effector driven shafts and the female socket couplers are attached to the first and second rotary drive shafts. 7. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the first predetermined amount of angular travel comprises a first range of predetermined angular travel from ten to fifteen degrees. 8. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the female socket couplers are attached to the first and second end effector driven shafts such that at least one female socket coupler is angularly movable for a second predetermined amount of angular travel. 9. The surgical instrument system of claim 8 wherein the second predetermined amount of angular travel comprises a second range of predetermined angular travel from ten to fifteen degrees. 10. The surgical instrument system of claim 1 wherein the male couplers are attached to the first and second rotary drive shafts such that at least one male coupler is angularly movable for a first predetermined amount of angular travel and wherein each of the female socket couplers are attached to the first and second end effector driven shafts such that at least one female socket coupler is angularly movable for a second predetermined amount of angular travel. 11. The surgical instrument system of claim 10 wherein the first and second predetermined amounts of angular travel are equal. 12. A mechanical coupling system for removably coupling dual rotary drive shafts of a surgical instrument wherein a first rotary drive shaft of the surgical instrument includes a first drive shaft axis wherein a second rotary drive shaft of the surgical instrument includes a second drive shaft axis that is offset from and parallel with the first drive shaft axis to corresponding dual rotary driven shafts of a surgical end effector, the mechanical coupling system comprising: a male coupler on each of the first and second rotary drive shafts of the surgical instrument, each male coupler comprising: a male body portion attachable to a corresponding one of the first and second rotary drive shafts, the male body portion including a center portion; andat least three elongate drive ribs formed in the male body portion and being equally spaced around the center portion, each elongate drive rib including a pointed distal end wherein the mechanical coupling system further comprises:a female socket coupler on each of the dual rotary driven shafts of the surgical end effector, each female socket coupler comprising: a female body portion attached to a corresponding one of the end effector driven shafts, the female body portion including a plurality of elongate socket grooves formed therein wherein the plurality of elongate socket grooves correspond in number and position relative to the at least three elongate drive ribs on a corresponding one of the male couplers wherein each elongate socket groove includes a tapered proximal entrance portion to facilitate insertion of a corresponding elongate drive rib therein, and wherein at least one of the male body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the first and second rotary drive shafts for angular travel thereon for a first predetermined range of angular travel. 13. The mechanical coupling system of claim 12 wherein at least one of the female body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the end effector driven shafts for angular travel thereon for a second predetermined range of angular travel. 14. The mechanical coupling system of claim 12 wherein: each of the male body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the first and second rotary drive shafts for angular travel thereon for a first predetermined range of angular travel; andeach of the female body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the end effector driven shafts for angular travel thereon for a second predetermined range of angular travel. 15. A surgical instrument system, comprising: a surgical instrument, comprising: a first rotary drive system including a first rotary drive shaft including a first drive shaft axis; anda second rotary drive system independently operable from the first rotary drive system and including a second rotary drive shaft that includes a second drive shaft axis that is offset and parallel to the first drive shaft axis wherein the surgical instrument system further comprises:at least one surgical end effector, comprising: a first end effector drive system including a first end effector driven shaft; anda second end effector drive system including a second end effector driven shaft wherein the surgical instrument system further comprises:a mechanical coupling system for removably and operably coupling the first rotary drive shaft to the first end effector driven shaft and the second rotary drive shaft to the second end effector driven shaft, the mechanical coupling system comprising:a male coupler on each of the first and second rotary drive shafts of the surgical instrument, each male coupler comprising: a male body portion attachable to a corresponding one of the first and second rotary drive shafts, the male body portion including a center portion;at least three elongate drive ribs formed in the male body portion and being equally spaced around the center portion, each elongate drive rib including a pointed distal end and wherein the mechanical coupling system further comprises:a female socket coupler on each of the first and second end effector driven shafts of the surgical end effector, each female socket coupler comprising: a female body portion attached to a corresponding one of the end effector driven shafts, the female body portion including a plurality of elongate socket grooves formed therein wherein the plurality of elongate socket grooves correspond in number and position relative to the at least three elongate drive ribs on a corresponding one of the male couplers wherein each elongate socket groove includes a tapered proximal entrance portion to facilitate insertion of a corresponding elongate drive rib therein, and wherein each of the male body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the first and second rotary drive shafts for angular travel thereon for a first predetermined range of angular travel; andeach of the female body portions is movably coupled to the corresponding one of the end effector driven shafts for angular travel thereon for a second predetermined range of angular travel. 16. The surgical instrument system of claim 15 wherein the male couplers are coupled to the first and second end effector driven shafts and the female socket couplers are attached to the first and second rotary drive shafts.
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