Microline Surgical, Inc.

Russ LaRoche

Shekhar Nimkar

Christopher Alesi

Brian Foster

Mark Bourgeault

Ishita Tyagi

Charity Nguyen

Jean-Luc Boulnois

Peter Aliski

Sharad H Joshi

Chris A Devlin

Chris Sullivan

A reusable tip for minimally invasive surgical instruments can include an end effector, a two-part hub, and a yoke. The end effector can include one or more movable portions enabling the end effector to move between first (e.g., open) and second (e.g., closed) positions via manipulation of the yoke within the hub. The hub can include a proximal hub and a distal hub coupled together. The end effector can be coupled to the distal hub, which can be made of a metal to provide high strength and secure shape to the distal hub. The proximal hub can be made of an autoclavable insulation material capable of maintaining a removable coupling with a control shaft. The proximal hub can be made of polyetheretherketone (PEEK).

Reusable minimally invasive surgical instrument

A connector for connecting an instrument tip with a laparoscopic tube end, the connector including a base forming a body of the connector, the base having a lumen configured to accommodate an instrument tip actuator therein, and a seal permanently bonded to an inner surface of a proximal end of the base and configured to deform upon connection of the connector with the tube end.

Connector for a laparoscopic surgical system

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Salem, NH, United States of America

Russ LaRoche