Surgical instruments with flexible drive shaft

Details Surgical instruments with flexible drive shaft Surgical instruments with flexible drive shaft

1998-08-13

2000-04-25

Dvorak, Linda C. M.

Surgery

Instruments

606108, 604 20, A61B 1736

Patent

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060539070

ABSTRACT:
A drive shaft (16) for a surgical instrument (10) has a rigid drive shaft section (30) having an end portion (32). A flexible drive shaft section (40) comprises a bendable spring having an outer surface (44) and an end portion (42). The instrument (10) also comprises a sleeve (50) having an inner surface (52) and extending from the end portion (32) of the rigid drive shaft section (30) over the end portion (42) of the flexible drive shaft section (40). The instrument (10) further comprises an adhesive material (60) joining the inner surface (52) of the sleeve (50) to the outer surface (44) of the bendable spring (40).

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patent: 5522815 (1996-06-01), Durgin, Jr. et al.
patent: 5575787 (1996-11-01), Abela et al.
patent: 5607419 (1997-03-01), Amplatz et al.
patent: 5743905 (1998-04-01), Eder et al.
patent: 5814062 (1998-09-01), Sepetka et al.

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