Surgical rotational tool driver and method
US-12178452-B2 · Dec 31, 2024 · US
Drive shaft for a surgical tool
US8945165B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8945165-B2 |
| Application number | US-23504508-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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The present disclosure relates to a drive shaft for a surgical handpiece including a first prong and a second prong, wherein the first prong and the second prong are asymmetric. A surgical handpiece and a method of coupling a surgical handpiece and a cutting tool are also disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A motorized surgical handpiece, comprising: a drive shaft having a proximal and coupleable to a motor of the motorized surgical handpiece, the drive shaft having a first prong and a second prong, the first prong and the second prong each having a distal end, each of the first prong and the second prong extending distally from the proximal end of the drive shaft, wherein the first prong and the second prong are asymmetric relative to each other, wherein t…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- A61B17/320016Primary
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- What does patent US8945165B2 cover?
- The present disclosure relates to a drive shaft for a surgical handpiece including a first prong and a second prong, wherein the first prong and the second prong are asymmetric. A surgical handpiece and a method of coupling a surgical handpiece and a cutting tool are also disclosed.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Jezierski Rafal Z, Cesarini Peter M, Smith & Nephew Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B17/1631. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).