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US 9,649,096 B2Granted
Motorized surgical instruments
AssigneeHuman Extensions Ltd.
InventorMordehai Sholev
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Abstract
A motorized surgical instrument that may be held by the surgeon or be attached to the surgeon's limb via a special adapter that includes an interface between the surgeon and the surgical tool is provided. The motorized surgical instrument includes mechanism, motors, gears, interface and power source that enable the surgeon to easily control the motorized surgical tools in order perform the surgical procedure.
Claims4
A hand-held motorized surgical instrument, comprising:
- a drive unit incorporating at least two motors and associated gear trains, said drive unit providing at least first and second concentric rotary motions, said drive unit being securable to a back of a hand or a forearm of a user thereby freeing a palm and fingers of said user to selectively engage an interface for controlling an operation of said drive unit;
- an end effector adapted to perform a surgical procedure;
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- at least a first set of first and second concentric tubes for transmitting said rotary motions, said first concentric tube providing rotary power to actuate said end effector, and said second concentric tube for rotating said end effector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.