US 11,911,013 B2
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 Oct. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/497,340.
Application 17/497,340 is a division of application No. 16/136,889, filed on Sep. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,141,140.
Application 16/136,889 is a continuation of application No. 14/257,063, filed on Apr. 21, 2014, granted, now 10,080,552, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022853 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00 (2013.01) [A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of articulating a surgical loading unit operatively coupled to a surgical device by an adapter, the method comprising:
rotating at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device to rotate at least two threaded screws supported within the adapter and axially translate a plurality of threaded sleeves along the at least two threaded screws;
translating a plurality of cables secured between the plurality of threaded sleeves and a gimbal; and
articulating the gimbal with the plurality of cables to articulate the surgical loading unit relative to the adapter in response to a rotation of the at least two threaded screws in different directions relative to one another.