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US 2016/0106404 A1Published application
Detachable Articulating Endoscopic Tool Cartridge
AssigneeKarl Storz Endovision, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey S. Melanson, Sabine Zahler
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Abstract
A medical instrument is provides that includes a handle, a shaft, and a tool insert. The tool insert is attachable to the shaft by a threaded connection which engages a slot connection and to the handle and by a retaining member for actuation of the tool.
Claims25
A medical instrument, comprising:
- a shaft, comprising a threaded portion on a distal end thereof;
- a handle connected to the shaft;
- a tool insert receivable in the shaft, comprising:
- a tool portion;
- a collar rotatable relative to the tool insert comprising threads that correspond to the threaded portion of the shaft;
- and
- an elongated member for engagement with the handle for actuation of the tool portion.
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A medical instrument, comprising:
- a shaft;
- a handle connected to the shaft, comprising:
- a retaining member comprising an opening and being moveable between a retaining position and an accepting position;
- a tool insert receivable in the shaft, comprising:
- a tool portion;
- an elongated member including a ball on a proximal end thereof for engaging with the opening;
- wherein the retaining member permits the handle to exert force on the elongated member along a longitudinal axis thereof for actuation of the tool portion.
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A medical instrument, comprising:
- a shaft, comprising a threaded portion on a distal end thereof;
- a handle connected to said shaft, comprising:
- a retaining member comprising an opening and being moveable between a retaining position and an accepting position;
- a tool insert receivable in the shaft, comprising:
- a tool portion;
- a collar rotatable relative to the tool insert comprising threads that correspond to the threaded portion of the shaft;
- and
- an elongated member including a ball on a proximal end thereof for engaging with the opening;
- wherein the retaining member permits the handle to exert force on the elongated member along a longitudinal axis thereof for actuation of the tool portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.