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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Kevin Sniffin, Danbury, CT (US);
Eric Taylor, East Hampton, CT (US);
Peter Hathaway, Lebanon, CT (US);
Emily Davis, Roxbury, CT (US);
Kevin Sniffin, Danbury, CT (US);
Eric Taylor, East Hampton, CT (US);
Peter Hathaway, Lebanon, CT (US);
Emily Davis, Roxbury, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical system is provided including a reusable handle assembly having a controller and a reusable cannula assembly configured to be operatively connected to and steerable by the reusable handle assembly. Additionally, the surgical system includes a plurality of surgical instruments configured to be inserted through the reusable handle assembly and configured to advance a length of the reusable cannula assembly, such that the plurality of surgical instruments are engaged with at least one trigger mechanism of the reusable handle assembly. The handle assembly, the cannula assembly, and the plurality of surgical instruments are modular components configured to be releasably or removably coupled or interconnected to each other.