CONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ROTATABLE END EFFECTORS
Applicants
Ethicon LLC
Inventors
Yates, David C., Hall, Steven G., Schellin, Emily A., Shelton, IV, Frederick E.
Abstract
A surgical instrument that includes a housing that has an elongated shaft assembly attached thereto that is configured to be rotated relative to the housing. The surgical instrument further includes a conductor arrangement that facilitates transfer of electrical power or current from a power source which may be located in the housing or external to the housing to a distal portion of the elongated shaft assembly or to a surgical end effector coupled thereto. The surgical instrument may further include a travel limiting arrangement for limiting the amount of rotary travel of the elongated shaft assembly relative to the housing to a predetermined range of rotary travel.
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR