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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
Pedro Javier Muniz-medina, Caguas, PR (US);
Michael G. Hilldoerfer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sean M. Darby, San Jose, CA (US);
Reid S. Cover, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wenjie Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
Pedro Javier Muniz-Medina, Caguas, PR (US);
Michael G. Hilldoerfer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sean M. Darby, San Jose, CA (US);
Reid S. Cover, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wenjie Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A surgical tool arrangement a handpiece which is capable of accepting and operating a number of different surgical tools or instruments adapted for use with the handpiece, each having one or multiple functions. The handpiece incorporates a coupling arrangement located at a distal end thereof which serves to attach the desired surgical instrument to the hand-piece via a locking mechanism, and also provides an electrical contact arrangement to support the functioning of an electrosurgical probe as well as a combined mechanical cutting and electrosurgical tool. Additionally, the handpiece accepts a conventional cutter which only requires power for driving a movable cutting element.