Surgical power tool and actuation assembly therefor
AssigneeStryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
InventorAndreas Ippisch
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Abstract
A surgical power tool has an actuation assembly for the actuation-force-dependent control of the tool. The actuation assembly comprises a force sensor configured to sense the actuation force and a carrier component for the force sensor which is arranged upstream of the force sensor in a direction of force application and is coupled thereto in a force-transmitting manner. A mechanical damping member is arranged upstream of the carrier component in the direction of force application. The damping member protects the carrier component and the force sensor, for example, from impacts and shocks and the accompanying plastic deformations.
Claims17
An actuation assembly for the actuation-force-dependent control of the operation of a surgical power tool, comprising:
- a force sensor configured to sense the actuation force;
- a carrier component for the force sensor which is arranged upstream of the force sensor in a direction of force application and is coupled thereto in a force-transmitting manner;
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- a mechanical damping member which is arranged upstream of the carrier component in the direction of force application.
A surgical power tool, comprising
- a housing;
- and
- an actuation assembly mounted on the housing comprising:
- a force sensor configured to sense the actuation force;
- a carrier component for the force sensor which is arranged upstream of the force sensor in a direction of force application and is coupled thereto in a force-transmitting manner;
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- a mechanical damping member which is arranged upstream of the carrier component in the direction of force application.
An actuator assembly for the actuation force-dependent control of the operation of a surgical power tool comprising:
- a power tool body;
- a force sensor configured to sense the actuation force mounted in the body;
- a carrier component for the force sensor mounted on the body upstream of the force sensor in a direction of force application;
- a switch element mounted on the tool body arranged upstream of the carrier component;
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- a mechanical dampening member arranged upstream of the switch element and engagable therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.