Apparatus and system for a disposable torque limiting tip wrench
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
InventorMatthew A. Sussman
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Abstract
A wrench assembly for attachment and removal of a tip to a handpiece of a surgical system includes a core and a shell including a central portion that defines a central bore. In various embodiments, the core includes an outer portion fixedly coupled to the shell and an inner portion configured for insertion into the central bore. The inner portion is removably coupled to the outer portion by a separation mechanism configured to facilitate separation of the inner portion from the outer portion at a predetermined torque.
Claims10
1-11. (canceled)
A method of assembling and operating a wrench assembly for use in a surgical system that includes a tip and a handpiece, the method comprising:
- inserting an inner portion of a core of the wrench assembly into a central bore of a shell of the wrench assembly;
- attaching an outer portion of the core to an end surface of the shell;
- inserting the tip into an inner bore of the inner portion;
- and
- rotating the shell and core together in a first direction to a predetermined torque to attach the tip to the handpiece, wherein a separation mechanism of the core causes separation of the inner portion from the outer portion at the predetermined torque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.