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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Pedros, Oxford, CT (US);
Brian Rockrohr, Guilford, CT (US);
Michael Zemlok, Prospect, CT (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/28 (2006.01); F16H 25/18 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); F16H 25/18 (2013.01); F16H 25/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2071 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument drive assembly includes a housing assembly and a coupling assembly. The housing assembly includes a drive assembly. The coupling assembly releasably couples an instrument drive shaft to a drive member of the drive assembly and an instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument to the housing assembly. Actuation of a retention mechanism of the coupling assembly between a locked and unlocked configuration couples and decouples the instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument therewith.