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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0550071 (2014-11-21) |
등록번호 | US-9918713 (2018-03-20) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 259 |
The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and to surgical systems including hand held electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surg
The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and to surgical systems including hand held electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical loading units to the hand held electromechanical surgical devices.
1. An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical loading unit that is configured to perform a function and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the loading unit, the loading unit including at least one axially translatable drive member, and the surgical device including a
1. An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical loading unit that is configured to perform a function and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the loading unit, the loading unit including at least one axially translatable drive member, and the surgical device including at least one rotatable drive shaft, the adapter assembly comprising: a housing configured and adapted for connection with the surgical device and to be in operative communication with each of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device; an outer tube having a proximal end supported by the housing and a distal end configured and adapted for connection with the loading unit, wherein the distal end of the outer tube is in operative communication with each of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit; and a plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies, each of the plurality of force/rotationtransmitting/converting assemblies configured for interconnecting a respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device and a respective one of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit, wherein each of the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies includes: a proximal rotation receiving member that is connectable to the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device, each of the proximal rotation receiving members being arranged in a longitudinally extending common plane with one another; and a distal force transmitting member that is connectable to the respective one of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit, each of the distal force transmitting members being connected to each of the proximal rotation receiving members, respectively, in such a manner whereby rotation of the proximal rotation receiving member is converted to axial translation of the distal force transmitting member; wherein the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies converts and transmits a rotation of the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device to an axial translation of the respective one of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit; wherein the plurality of force/rotationtransmitting/converting assemblies includes a first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly; wherein the proximal rotation receiving member of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a first proximal drive shaft defining a threaded distal end; and wherein the distal force transmitting member of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a distal drive member threadably connected to the threaded distal end of the first proximal drive shaft, wherein the first proximal drive shaft and the distal drive member are axially aligned with one another and with a rotational axis of the respective rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device. 2. The adapter assembly according to claim 1, wherein rotation of the rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device, associated with the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly, results in rotation of the first rotatable drive shaft of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly which results in axial translation of the distal drive member of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly. 3. The adapter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies includes a second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly; wherein the proximal rotation receiving member of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a second proximal drive shaft defining a threaded distal end; and wherein the distal force transmitting member of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer race threadably connected to the threaded distal end of the second proximal drive shaft and being non-rotatably disposed within the housing. 4. The adapter assembly according to claim 3, wherein the bearing assembly includes an inner race, and wherein the distal force transmitting member of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes an articulation bar having a proximal end secured to the inner race of the bearing assembly, and a distal end configured to selectively engage a second axially translatable drive member of the loading unit. 5. The adapter assembly according to claim 3, wherein at least a portion of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly extends through the bearing assembly of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly. 6. The adapter assembly according to claim 5, wherein the articulation bar is rotatable about the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly. 7. The adapter assembly according to claim 3, wherein rotation of the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device, associated with the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly, results in rotation of the second rotatable drive shaft of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly which results in axial translation of the articulation bar of the second force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly. 8. The adapter assembly according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies includes a third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly; wherein the proximal rotation receiving member of the third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a third proximal drive shaft having a spur gear supported on a distal end thereof; and wherein the distal force transmitting member of the third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly includes a ring gear fixedly supported in the housing and being in gearing connection with the spur gear. 9. The adapter assembly according to claim 8, wherein rotation of the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device, associated with the third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly, results in rotation of the third rotatable drive shaft of the third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly which results in rotation of the ring gear of the third force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly. 10. The adapter assembly according to claim 8, further comprising an electrical assembly supported within at least one of the housing and the outer tube, the electrical assembly including: a circuit board;at least one contact pin electrically connected to the circuit board and being configured and adapted to selectively electrically connect to a complementary electrical plug of the surgical device;a strain gauge supported on and electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the first rotatable proximal drive shaft extends through the strain gauge; anda slip ring disposed about the distal drive member of the first force/rotation transmitting/converting assembly, wherein the slip ring is in electrical connection with the circuit board, and wherein the slip ring includes electrical contact supported therein for maintaining electrical contact with at least one electrical component within the adapter assembly. 11. The adapter assembly according to claim 8, wherein the second proximal drive shaft is spaced a first radial distance from the first proximal drive shaft, and the third proximal drive shaft is spaced a second radial distance from the first proximal drive shaft, wherein the second radial distance is equal to the first radial distance. 12. The adapter assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of the proximal rotation receiving members is arranged to be radially separated from one another. 13. The adapter assembly according to claim 1, wherein the common plane is defined by a rotational axis of each of the proximal rotation receiving members.
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