Medical device connection member
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorScott A. Davis
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Abstract
An example medical device is disclosed. The example medical device includes an elongate member having proximal end region and a distal end region. The medical device also includes an end effector having a proximal end region and a distal end region. Additionally, the medical device includes a connection member coupled to the distal end region of the elongate member and the proximal end region of the end effector, the connection member having a first outer surface and a first outer diameter. The medical device also includes a first bushing positioned adjacent to the connection member, the first bushing having a second outer surface and a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter.
Claims17
A medical device, comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end region and a distal end region;
- an end effector having a proximal end region and a distal end region;
- a connection member coupled to the distal end region of the elongate member and the proximal end region of the end effector, the connection member having a first outer surface, a first outer diameter, and an inner lumen;
- a first bushing positioned adjacent to the connection member, the first bushing having a second outer surface and a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter, wherein the first bushing is directly attached and affixed relative to an outer surface of the elongate member;
- wherein the distal end region of the elongate member extends within a portion of the inner lumen of the connection member;
- wherein the proximal end region of the end effector extends within a portion of the inner lumen of the connection member;
- wherein the first bushing has a distalmost end, and wherein the connection member has a proximal most end, and wherein the distalmost end of first bushing is proximal of the proximalmost end of the connection member.
A medical device, comprising:
- a handle;
- an outer member coupled to the handle, the outer member having an inner surface and a lumen extending therein;
- a drive shaft extending within the lumen of the outer member, the drive shaft having a proximal shaft portion and a distal shaft portion;
- an end effector coupled to the distal shaft portion of the drive shaft;
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- a connection system configured to couple the proximal shaft portion of the drive shaft to the distal shaft portion of the drive shaft;
- wherein the connection system includes a connection member and a first bushing, the connection member coupled to an outer surface of the proximal shaft portion of the drive shaft and an outer surface of the distal shaft portion of the drive shaft, the connection member having a first outer diameter and an inner lumen, and wherein the first bushing has a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter, and wherein the first bushing is spaced away from the connection member along a longitudinal axis of the medical device;
- wherein the proximal shaft portion of the drive shaft extends within a portion of the inner lumen of the connection member, and wherein the distal shaft portion of the drive shaft extends within a portion of the inner lumen of the connection member;
- wherein the first bushing has a distalmost end, and wherein the connection member has a proximal most end, and wherein the distalmost end of first bushing is proximal of the proximal most end of the connection member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.