US 11,931,017 B2
Actuation connector for a tool
Nir Geffen, Ramat HaSharon (IL); Avraham Rami Lore, Kiryat Tivon (IL); Eldar Cohen, Yokneam Elite (IL); Alexander Mikler, Rehovot (IL); Paul Price, Nes Tziona (IL); Antonello Forgione, Milan (IT); and Renzo Zaltieri, Milan (IT)
Assigned to VALUEBIOTECH ISRAEL LTD., Ness Ziona (IL)
Appl. No. 16/972,143
Filed by VALUEBIOTECH ISRAEL LTD., Herzliya (IL)
PCT Filed Jun. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/054640
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 4, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/234629, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 259813 (IL), filed on Jun. 4, 2018; and application No. 265002 (IL), filed on Jun. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0361271 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00234 (2013.01) [A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00389 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly operative to be employed during surgery comprising:
at least one tool, each of said at least one tool comprising a tool activation interface, a longitudinal lock interface and a rotation lock interface; and
actuation connector for connecting with each said at least one tool, comprising:
a latching spring, comprising a plurality of spring hooks, for coupling with said tool activation interface;
an inner sleeve, operable to longitudinally move relative to said latching spring,
said inner sleeve coupling said latching spring to said activation interface when said inner sleeve is located over said latching spring and releasing said latching spring from said activation interface when said inner sleeve moves away from said latching spring toward a proximal direction; and
an outer sleeve, rotationally locked with said inner sleeve, operable to longitudinally move relative to said inner sleeve, said outer sleeve further being operable to rotationally lock with said at least one tool via said rotation lock interface;
wherein when said actuation connector is connected to said at least one tool, to disconnect said actuation connector from said at least one tool, said outer sleeve is longitudinally moved toward a proximal direction, thereby rotationally unlocking said outer sleeve from said rotation lock interface and thereby rotationally unlocking said actuation connector from said at least one tool;
wherein when said outer sleeve is rotationally unlocked from said rotation lock interface, said inner sleeve is rotated in a first direction, thereby longitudinally unlocking said actuation connector from said at least one tool;
wherein when said actuation connector is disconnected from said tool, to connect said actuation connector to said tool, said inner sleeve is rotated in a second direction different from said first direction, to longitudinally lock said actuation connector with said at least one tool; and
wherein, when said inner sleeve is longitudinally locked with said actuation connector, said outer sleeve is longitudinally moved toward a distal direction to rotationally lock with said rotation lock interface, thereby rotationally locking said actuation connector with said at least one tool.