Surgical device having multiple drivers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10420548-B2
Application number	US-201615053335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2016
Priority date	Sep 21, 2007
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

A surgical device is provided, the surgical device including a first driver for performing a first movement function; a second driver for performing a second movement function; a first rotatable drive shaft configured, upon actuation, to cause selective engagement of one of the first and second drivers with a second rotatable drive shaft, wherein the second rotatable drive shaft is configured to drive the selectively engaged one of the first and second drivers. Third and fourth drivers may also be included. The drivers may function to rotate a shaft portion of the surgical device relative to, and about the longitudinal axis of, a handle; move a jaw portion relative to the shaft portion; move a first jaw relative to a second jaw; and/or move a surgical member within the second jaw.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical device, comprising:
a first driver for performing a first movement function;
a second driver for performing a second movement function;
a first rotatable drive shaft; and
a second rotatable drive shaft,
wherein the first rotatable shaft is movable to engage one of the first driver or the second driver with the second rotatable drive shaft, such that the second rotatable drive shaft drives the one of the first driver or the second driver engaged by the first rotatable drive shaft.

2. The surgical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first motor coupled to the first rotatable drive shaft, the first motor configured to rotate the first rotatable drive shaft.

3. The surgical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a function selection module movable by the first rotatable shaft to engage one of the first driver or the second driver.

4. The surgical device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second motor coupled to the second rotatable drive shaft, the second motor configured to rotate the second rotatable drive shaft.

Assignees

• Covidien Lp

Inventors

• Whitman Michael P
• Malinouskas Donald
• Datcuk Peter
• Nicholas David

Classifications

• A61B90/98

  using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders · CPC title

• A61B17/07207 Primary

  the staples being applied sequentially · CPC title

• A61B17/072

  for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously · CPC title

• A61B17/068 Primary

  Surgical staplers {, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps}({staplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105;} for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; {staplers in general B25C5/00}) · CPC title

• A61B2017/00398

  using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids · CPC title