Handle assembly for surgical instrument and method of making...

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A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 10/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/28 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2392715

A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, a flexible conduit, and at least one control member axially movable in the flexible conduit. The handle assembly includes a body member configured to be coupled to the flexible conduit. An actuator is movable on the body member. The actuator includes at least one projection member. The assembly further includes a reinforcement tube having an interior passage sized to accommodate the control member. The reinforcement tube includes a least one bend configured to engage the at least one projection member such that movement of the actuator with respect to the body member causes movement of the reinforcement tube. Methods of manufacturing the handle assembly are also disclosed.

L'invention concerne un instrument chirurgical comprenant un ensemble poignée, un tube souple, et au moins un élément de commande pouvant se déplacer axialement dans le tube souple. L'ensemble poignée comprend un élément principal conçu pour être couplé à un tube souple. Un actionneur se déplace sur l'élément principal. Cet actionneur comprend au moins un élément en saillie. L'ensemble poignée comprend également un tube de renfort présentant un passage intérieur dimensionné de manière à s'adapter à l'élément de commande. Le tube de renfort comprend au moins un coude conçu pour s'engrener avec ledit élément en saillie, de telle sorte que le mouvement de l'actionneur par rapport à l'élément principal entraîne le mouvement du tube de renfort. La présente invention concerne également des procédés permettant de fabriquer cet ensemble poignée.

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