US 11,751,856 B2
Coupling devices for surgical instruments and related methods
Daniela Wehrli, Wangen bei Olten (CH); and Philippe Lindenmann, Basel (CH)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/912,529.
Application 16/912,529 is a continuation of application No. 15/609,712, filed on May 31, 2017, granted, now 10,722,223.
Prior Publication US 2020/0323521 A1, Oct. 15, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00 (2013.01) [A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/8819 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00455 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/363 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of attaching an instrument to a coupling device, comprising:
inserting a portion of the instrument into an instrument channel of the coupling device, thereby displacing a trigger of the coupling device to release a clamp of the coupling device; and
rotating the clamp within a housing of the coupling device to cause one or more clamping elements of the clamp to move radially-inward to clamp the instrument.