Signal forwarding or transmission in a surgical instrument
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsRoland-Alois Hoegerle, Frederick Lenzenhuber, André Buerk
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Abstract
A rolling bearing, in particular a ball bearing, in particular for use in a surgical instrument, which is designed for forwarding or transmitting electrical signals and has for this purpose at least one signal line or signal path integrated in the rolling bearing. A sleeve, in particular for use in a surgical instrument, is designed for forwarding or transmitting electrical signals and has for this purpose at least one signal line or signal path integrated in the sleeve. A surgical instrument, in particular a hand-held milling cutter, includes at least one ball bearing and at least one sleeve, each having a respective method of production.
Claims15
A surgical instrument comprising at least one roller bearing configured for forwarding or transmitting electrical signals, the at least one roller bearing having at least one roller bearing signal line or roller bearing signal path integrated in the at least one roller bearing.
A method for manufacturing a roller bearing comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one continuous bore running in an axial direction of the roller bearing;
- inserting a signal line into the at least one continuous bore;
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- providing an axial fixation of the signal line in the at least one continuous bore.
A method of forwarding or transmitting electrical signals in a surgical instrument, the method comprising the step of providing a roller bearing with at least one roller bearing signal line or roller bearing signal path integrated in the roller bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.