Surgical instrument
AssigneeLivsmed Inc.
InventorWoo Jung Choi
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Abstract
Provided is a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an end tool configured to rotate in at least one direction, and a manipulation part configured to control a motion of the end tool, wherein the end tool includes a pair of jaws including a first jaw and a second jaw, a working member configured to move in a lengthwise direction of the pair of jaws, a moving member formed to extend to have a length corresponding to a movement direction of the working member, and configured to transmit, to the working member, power for moving the working member, while linearly moving in a lengthwise direction, and a clutch assembly arranged in the working member and configured to allow or block transmission of power from the moving member to the working member.
Claims21
A surgical instrument comprising:
- an end tool configured to rotate in at least one direction;
- and
- a manipulation part configured to control a motion of the end tool,
- wherein the end tool comprises:
- a pair of jaws comprising a first jaw and a second jaw;
- a working member configured to move in a lengthwise direction of the pair of jaws;
- a moving member formed to extend to have a length corresponding to a movement direction of the working member, and configured to transmit, to the working member, power for moving the working member, while linearly moving in a lengthwise direction;
- and
- a clutch assembly arranged in the working member and configured to allow or block transmission of power from the moving member to the working member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.