Method for producing a surgical handheld device, and a surgical handheld device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11925317-B2
Application number	US-202117375163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2021
Priority date	Jul 14, 2020
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A surgical handheld devices are essentially made up of a device body or main body and of a tubular shaft. In the production of known surgical devices, the tubular shafts are welded to the device bodies. A large number of very complex work steps are necessary for this purpose. On account of the high quality demands placed on surgical handheld devices in respect of mechanical stability and sterility, the weld seam has to meet the most stringent requirements. The invention makes available a method for producing a surgical handheld device, which can be used particularly easily and reliably. This is achieved by the fact that at least one device body and at least one tubular shaft of a surgical handheld device are connected to each other with form-fit engagement by hydroforming.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing a surgical handheld device, having at least one tubular shaft and at least one device body, wherein:
connecting at least one device body and at least one tubular shaft with form-fit engagement by hydroforming;
guiding at least one portion, of the at least one tubular shaft into a receiving space of the at least one device body;
fixing the at least one device body to the at least one tubular shaft together;
sealing open ends of the at least one device body and/or of the at least one tubular shaft;
building up a hydraulic pressure in the at least one shaft;
pressing the at least one portion of the at least one tubular shaft, which is located inside the receiving space of the at least one device body, by pressure applied to an inner contour of the at least one device body, as a result of which the form-fit connection between the at least one tubular shaft and the at least one device body is generated.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 for producing a surgical handheld device, wherein the at least one device body is a main body or an attachment body or a cone of the device body or a further component of the handheld device.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 for producing a surgical handheld device, wherein the at least one tubular shaft is a shaft, a tube or an outer tube or an inner tube.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 for producing a surgical handheld device, wherein an inner contour of the at least one device body has at least one undercut and/or at least one projection against which the at least one tubular shaft is pressed with form-fit engagement.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 for producing a surgical handheld device, wherein the at least one tubular shaft is subjected to a predefined pressure, or the pressure is increased until a sufficiently firm form-fit connection is produced.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 for producing a surgical handheld device, wherein the at least one device body is an optical plate.

Assignees

• Winter & Ibe Olympus

Inventors

• Brockmann Christian
• Offt Andreas

Classifications

• A61B1/0011 Primary

  Manufacturing of endoscope parts · CPC title

• A61B1/00066

  Proximal part of endoscope body, e.g. handles (A61B1/0052 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B1/00137

  End pieces at either end of the endoscope, e.g. caps, seals or forceps plugs · CPC title

• A61B1/31

  for the rectum, e.g. proctoscopes, sigmoidoscopes {, colonoscopes} · CPC title

• B21D26/045

  Closing or sealing means · CPC title