US 11,877,733 B2
Adapter assembly with gimbal for interconnecting electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and surgical systems thereof
David Nicholas, Trumbull, CT (US); and Russell Pribanic, Roxbury, CT (US)
Assigned to COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,018.
Application 17/716,018 is a continuation of application No. 16/295,391, filed on Mar. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,298,114, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Application 16/295,391 is a continuation of application No. 14/991,401, filed on Jan. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,226,239, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/145,794, filed on Apr. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225974 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00 (2013.01) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0069 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system comprising:
an adapter assembly including:
a housing;
an outer tube extending distally from the housing along a longitudinal axis;
a distal end portion extending distally from the outer tube;
proximal and distal universal joints disposed within the distal end portion; and
a gimbal disposed around the distal universal joint, the gimbal configured to rotate and cause a corresponding directional movement of at least one of the proximal or distal universal joints to articulate the distal end portion relative to the outer tube; and
an end effector releasably connected to the distal end portion of the adapter assembly,
wherein the distal end portion of the adapter assembly includes:
a first segment that is longitudinally fixed relative to the outer tube, the proximal universal joint rotatably coupled to the first segment;
a second segment having a proximal section disposed around the proximal universal joint and rotatably secured within the first segment, and a distal section disposed around the gimbal and the distal universal joint; and
a third segment disposed over the distal section of the second segment, the distal section of the second segment rotatable therein.