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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Zimmer Biomet Cmf and Thoracic, Llc, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Saddy Garcia, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Jeffrey Schlosser, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2090/571 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include a body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.