Forceps motion transfer assembly
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsWilliam E. Butler, Jeffrey J. Nelson, Theodore C. Blus
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Abstract
Forceps including a frame and a motion transfer assembly to transfer forces from or more actuators to an end effector. The motion transfer assembly can include a body having a passageway, a drive shaft extending through the passageway, and a drive link. The body and the drive shaft slidable with respect to the frame, and the body rotationally fixed to the drive shaft to transfer a rotational input received from a first actuator into a rotational motion of the drive shaft relative to the frame. The drive link operably coupled to the frame and the body to transfer a force received from a second actuator into a linear motion of the body and the drive shaft relative to the frame.
Claims13
A forceps comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a motion transfer assembly coupled to the frame, the motion transfer assembly including:
- a body having a passageway extending through the body;
- a drive shaft extending through the passageway, wherein the body and the drive shaft are longitudinally slidable with respect to the frame, and wherein the body is rotationally fixed to the drive shaft with a clip, the clip being slidably disposed on the body and configured to transfer a rotational input received from a first actuator into a rotational motion of the drive shaft relative to the frame;
- and
- a drive link operably coupled to the frame and the body, wherein the drive link is configured to transfer a force received from a second actuator into a linear motion of the body, which is transferred to the drive shaft via the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.