# US 2014/0155889 A1 · Apparatus and method for tubeset with drive axle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155889 A1 - Document ID: US20140155889A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/804,308 - Filed: 2013-03-14 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Gyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America - Inventors: Kevin C. Edwards; Jay A. Casey; Peter Y. Wong; Allen C. Palmer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155889A1 ## CPC - A61B 18/149: {bow shaped or with rotatable body at cantilever end, e.g. for resectoscopes, or coagulating rollers} - A61B 17/320016: {Endoscopic cutting instruments, e.g. arthroscopes, resectoscopes (A61B10/0233, A61B17/29, A61B17/3207 take precedence)} - A61B 17/32002: {with continuously rotating, oscillating or reciprocating cutting instruments} - A61B 18/1206: {Generators therefor} - A61B 18/14: Probes or electrodes therefor - A61B 18/1402: {Probes for open surgery} - A61B 18/1482: {having a long rigid shaft for accessing the inner body transcutaneously in minimal invasive surgery, e.g. laparoscopy} - A61B 34/20: Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis - A61B 90/90: Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags - A61B 90/98: using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders - A61B 2017/00225: {Systems for controlling multiple different instruments, e.g. microsurgical systems} - A61B 2017/0046: {with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable} - A61B 2017/00464: {for use with different instruments} - A61B 2017/00473: {Distal part, e.g. tip or head (A61B2017/00464 takes precedence)} - A61B 2017/00482: {with a code} - A61B 2017/00526: {Methods of manufacturing} - A61B 2018/00178: {Electrical connectors} - A61B 2018/0019: {vibrating} - A61B 2018/00208: {actively driven, e.g. by a motor} - A61B 2018/00708: {switching the power on or off} - A61B 2018/0094: {Types of switches or controllers} - A61B 2018/00988: {Means for storing information, e.g. calibration constants, or for preventing excessive use, e.g. usage, service life counter} - A61B 2018/1253: {monopolar} - A61B 2018/126: {bipolar} - Y10T 29/49002: Electrical device making - Y10T 29/49169: Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A device comprising: a handpiece having one or more attachment ports; a tubeset having one or more attachment features for connecting the tubeset to the one or more attachment ports in the handpiece; a removable tip having an attachment arm for attaching to the one or more attachment ports in the handpiece; wherein the device comprises one or more of the following: the handpiece includes an attachment port that attaches the handpiece to an active lead and a return lead and the device is adapted to use only the active lead or both leads so that the device can switch between bi-polar energy and mono-polar energy; the tubeset has one or more fluid conduits that are in fluid communication with the removable tip, wherein the removable tip is located at a distal end of the device; and the handpiece connects to one or more electrical input lines; the tubeset connects to one or more fluid lines, and the removable tip is free of direct connection to both the one or more electrical input lines and the one or more fluid lines. ## Claims ### Claim 1 1) A device comprising: a. a handpiece having one or more attachment ports and one or more tracks; b. a tubeset having one or more attachment features for connecting the tubeset to the one or more attachment ports in the handpiece; c. a removable tip having an attachment arm for attaching to the one or more attachment ports in the handpiece; wherein the device comprises one or more of the following: a) the handpiece includes an attachment port that attaches the handpiece to an active lead and a return lead and the device is adapted to use only the active lead or both leads so that the device can switch between bi-polar energy and mono-polar energy; b) the tubeset has one or more fluid conduits that are in fluid communication with the removable tip, wherein the removable tip is located at a distal end of the device; and c) the handpiece connects to one or more electrical input lines; the tubeset connects to one or more fluid lines, and the removable tip is free of direct connection to both the one or more electrical input lines and the one or more fluid lines; wherein at least one of the one or more attachment features is a spring rail so that during installation the spring rail is deflected by the one or more tracks so that the spring rail and the one or more tracks forms an interference fit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) 2) The device of claim 1, wherein the tubeset includes a drivetrain, and the drivetrain includes a coupler that attaches the drivetrain to the removable tip so that the drivetrain moves at least a portion of the removable tip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) 3) The device of claim 2, wherein the coupler is fixedly attached to one or more power transfer devices, and the coupler is axially mounted so that the coupler moves around an axis of rotation of one of the one or more power transfer devices so that the one of the one or more power transfer devices aligns with a power transfer device of the handpiece. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) 4) The device of claim 2, wherein an axis of rotation of the coupler and an axis of rotation of at least one of the one more power transfer devices are coplanar. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) 5) The device of claim 3, wherein at least one of the one or more power transfer devices extends at least partially below the tubeset and contacts the handpiece at the one or more attachment features so that movement of the one or more power transfer devices beyond the power transfer device of the handpiece is prevented. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) 6) The device of claim 1, wherein one of the one or more attachment features for connecting the tubeset is a rail and the tubeset includes one or more rails. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) 7) The device of claim 6, wherein the one or more tracks correspond to the one or more rails of the tubeset so that the one or more tracks and the one or more rails form a fixed connection. ### Claim 8 8) (canceled) ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) 9) The device of claim 6, wherein the one or more rails include a bump, a surface, a relief, or a combination thereof that assists in aligning the tubeset and the handpiece. ### Claim 10 10) (canceled) ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) 11) The device of claim 6, wherein at least one of the one or more rails includes a cutout so that when the at least one of the one or more rails contacts a part of the handpiece, the at least one of the one or more rails is compressible via the cutout. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) 12) The device of claim 7, wherein the one or more tracks include an upper surface that overhangs at least a portion of the handpiece so that the overhang forms a gap. ### Claim 13 13) (canceled) ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) 14) The device of claim 2, wherein the tubeset, the hand piece, the drivetrain, one or more power transfer devices, or a combination thereof are made of plastic, and wherein the coupler is hollow so that items may be moved through the coupler while the coupler is attached to the removable tip. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) 15) The device of claim 2, wherein the coupler is a forward coupler and a rearward coupler so that a fluid line can connect to the drivetrain and a fluid can pass through the drivetrain while at least a portion of the drivetrain rotates. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) 16) The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more fluid lines span through a central portion of the tubeset so that movement of a fluid through the one or more fluid lines removes heat from the tubeset, the handpiece, the removable tip, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 17 17) (canceled) ### Claim 18 18) (canceled) ### Claim 19 19) (canceled) ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) 20) A method comprising: a. obtaining each individual part of the device of claim 1; b. connecting a power source to the handpiece via a first attachment port of the one or more attachment ports; c. connecting the removable tip to the handpiece via a second attachment port of the one or more attachment ports; and d. connecting the tubeset to the handpiece via a third attachment port of the one or more attachment ports; and wherein the step of connecting the tubeset includes aligning the one or more rails of the tubeset with the one or more tracks of the handpiece so that the one or more tracks guide the tubeset into alignment with the removable tip, the handpiece, or both; and wherein the step of connecting the removable tip to the handpiece via a second attachment port includes aligning the removable tip with the coupler in the drivetrain so that during operation the drivetrain moves the removable tip.