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US 2022/0087665 A1Published application
Articulating mechanism for the laparoscopic ablation device for blunt dissection
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsSuresh Kumar Prema Mohanasundaram, Sunny Kumar
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Abstract
A surgical apparatus is described herein including an articulating segmented endoscopic portion including at least two segments connected by an angled rotary interface.
Claims20
A surgical apparatus for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures, which comprises:
- a) non-endoscopic portion;
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- b) an endoscopic portion having at least first and second segments connected by at least one angled rotary interface joint, the first segment including a first proximal end portion operatively connected to the non-endoscopic portion and a first distal end portion including a first beveled gear and a second beveled gear, the second beveled gear positioned between the first beveled gear and an angled gear affixed on a second proximal end portion of the second segment.
A surgical apparatus for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures, which comprises:
- a) non-endoscopic portion;
- and
- b) an endoscopic portion having at least first and second segments connected by at least one angled rotary interface joint including a first beveled gear, a second beveled gear, and an angled non-beveled gear, wherein the first beveled gear drives the angled non-beveled gear via the second beveled gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.