Needlescopic instrument with reusable handle and detachable needle assembly
OwnerSundaram Ravikumar, Vikram Ravikumar +1inventors
InventorsSundaram Ravikumar, Vikram Ravikumar, Guy Osborne
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Abstract
A surgical device may include a disposable needle assembly, a reusable handle assembly, and a retractable slide. The handle assembly may include a ratchet mechanism, a locking mechanism, an arming mechanism, and a cage. A method for inserting and releasing the disposable needle assembly from the reusable handle assembly is also disclosed herein.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a disposable needle assembly including a needle shaft having a lumen and an end effector coupled to an end effector shaft extending through the lumen;
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- a reusable handle assembly including a housing, a sliding shaft, and a retraction slide,
- wherein the disposable needle assembly is insertable into the reusable handle assembly to removably couple the needle shaft to the sliding shaft and to removably couple the end effector shaft to the retraction slide for independent control of the needle shaft and the end effector.
A handle assembly configured to actuate a disposable needle assembly, the disposable needle assembly including a needle shaft having a lumen and an end effector coupled to an end effector shaft extending through the lumen, the handle assembly comprising:
- a housing, a sliding shaft, and a retraction slide,
- wherein the disposable needle assembly is insertable into the handle assembly to removably couple the needle shaft to the sliding shaft and to removably couple the end effector shaft to the retraction slide for independent control of the needle shaft and the end effector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.