A61B17/2833

Surgical instrument systems comprising battery arrangements
11648022 · 2023-05-16 · ·

A surgical instrument system comprising a handle, a shaft, and a disposable power module is disclosed. The handle comprises a motor, a control switch, and a motor-control processor which is in communication with the control switch. In various instances, the disposable power module comprises a disposable battery and a display unit configured to indicate at least one function of the surgical instrument system.

Forceps including a pre-loaded handle latch
11678900 · 2023-06-20 · ·

A surgical device comprising: a closure assembly comprising: (a) a movement unit including (i) a bar and (ii) a contact element, wherein the bar, the contact element, or both move in a direction of a prescribed motion; (b) a latch unit comprising: (i) a latch plate including: (1) a hook latch that selectively receives the bar, the latch plate being movable between: (A) a lockable state where the hook latch is engageable by the bar, and (B) an unlockable state where the hook latch is unengageable by the bar; (c) an indicator mechanism that moves into alignment with the prescribed motion of the contact element, the bar, or both when the latch unit is in the unlockable state so that the indicator is contacted by the bar, the contacting element, or both generating an indication.

Forceps actuation systems

Forceps including a housing, a first body, a second body and a drive shaft. The first body has a passageway extending therethrough. The drive shaft extending through the passageway and connected to the first body such that the first body and the drive shaft are slidable with respect to the housing to drive jaws located at a distal portion of the drive shaft between an open position and a closed position. The second body having a second passageway. The drive shaft extending through the second passageway such that the second body is guided by the drive shaft and is slidable relative to the first body and the drive shaft to displace a blade shaft between a retracted position and an extended position.

Surgical Instrument
20230181206 · 2023-06-15 · ·

A surgical instrument has two components hinged to one another, each having an actuating element, and a locking device. The actuating elements can be displaced away from one another by a spreading movement whereby the components are pivoted with respect to one another within a first pivot plane from an initial position into an actuating position. A locking element is in operative connection with the components in a locked position. An unlocking element can be displaced along an unlocking path within a second pivot plane parallel to the first pivot plane in a direction of unlocking. The unlocking element can be brought into operative connection with the locking element, by which the locking element can be transferred into a release position and the components can be pivoted. The unlocking element can be actuated in a direction of unlocking that is the same as the direction of spreading.

Surgical instrument and its bending control mechanism

A bending control mechanism includes a turning power input mechanism, a turning transmission mechanism, a locking mechanism and a linear power output mechanism. The turning power input mechanism and the turning transmission mechanism which are coaxially arranged have a relative rotating angle range in the circumferential direction; the turning power input mechanism sequentially rotates in an angle I, an angle range II and an angle III while rotating relative to the turning transmission mechanism from one end angle to the other end angle of a relative rotating angle range, wherein the angle I or the angle III corresponds to turning; the angle range II corresponds to a locking state. With the adoption of the mechanism, the problem of turning and fixing of the surgical instrument in a human body during surgery is solved, and the risk of surgery is reduced.

OPERATION INPUT DEVICE AND MEDICAL MANIPULATOR SYSTEM
20170340399 · 2017-11-30 · ·

This operation input device is an operation input device for inputting an operating command to a manipulator for observing or treating an affected area. Provided is an operation input device including: a grip gripped by an operator with his/her hand; and an arm for movably supporting this grip, wherein this arm includes at least two link members, and at least one joint for linking a neighboring pair of the link members tiltably about joint axes intersecting the longitudinal axes thereof, and each of the joints includes: a sensor for detecting the relative angle displacement of each of the link members that are linked; and a friction generation section configured to generate a frictional torque in a direction opposite to the direction in which a torque is applied.

FORCEPS WITH TWO-PART DRIVE BAR
20220361904 · 2022-11-17 ·

A forceps having a first jaw and a second jaw, where at least one of the first and second jaws is capable of moving between an open position and a closed positions. The forceps including an inner shaft located within an outer shaft and extending along the longitudinal axis, and a drive bar coupled to and extending distally from the inner shaft. The drive bar including a pair of drive bar struts extending from a distal portion of the inner shaft and positioned laterally inward of at least one of first and second set of flanges of the first and second jaws. A drive pin is securable to the pair of drive bar struts and the drive bar is translatable within the outer shaft to translate the drive pin to move the first jaw and/or the second jaw between open and closed positions.

Surgical stapling system having an information encryption protocol

A surgical system is disclosed including a surgical instrument including a replaceable staple cartridge. The replaceable staple cartridge includes a first RFID tag including a first set of information and a sled including a second RFID tag including a second set of information. A retainer includes a third RFID tag including a third set of information. The first set of information, the second set of information, and the third set of information collectively form a unique combination representative of the replaceable staple cartridge. A remote storage system includes a set of compatible combinations. The controller compares the unique combination to the set of compatible combinations to determine if the replaceable staple cartridge is compatible for use with the surgical instrument. The controller prevents at least one operation of the surgical instrument if the controller determines that said unique combination is not compatible for use with the surgical instrument.

SURGICAL CLIP APPLIER COMPRISING AN AUTOMATIC CLIP FEEDING SYSTEM

A surgical clip applier is disclosed which is configured to automatically feed a clip from a clip cartridge once the surgical clip applier is positioned in the patient.

MICRO FORCEPS
20170296382 · 2017-10-19 · ·

A micro forceps 12 according to the present invention comprises: a housing 22 having an opening part 27 on a side 23 thereof; a rotating body 32 that is retained in the housing 22, rotatable around a long axis of the housing 22, and partially exposed from the opening part 27; a clip part 52 for clipping an object; a wire rod part provided with the clip part 52 on one side, and connected to the rotating body 32 on the other side; an opening/closing operation part 62 that is retained in the housing 22, movable along the long axis direction of the housing 22, and partially exposed from the opening part 27; and a tubular part 72 connected to the opening/closing operation part 62; wherein the clip part 52 is in a closed state where the clip part 52 is placed in the tubular part 72 when the opening/closing operation part 62 is moved to a clip part 52 side; and the clip part 52 is in an opened state where the clip part 52 comes out of the tubular part 72 when the opening/closing operation part 62 is moved to opposite to the clip part 52 side.