ENSEMBLE ADAPTATEUR POUR INTERCONNECTER DES DISPOSITIFS CHIRURGICAUX ÉLECTROMÉCANIQUES ET DES UNITÉS DE CHARGEMENT CHIRURGICAL, SYSTÈMES CHIRURGICAUX ASSOCIÉS
An adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting a surgical loading unit that is configured to perform a function and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the loading unit, the loading unit including at least one axially translatable drive member, and the surgical device including at least one rotatable drive shaft, the adapter assembly comprising: a housing configured and adapted for operative connection with the surgical device； an outer tube having a proximal end portion supported by the housing and a distal end portion configured and adapted for operative connection with the loading unit； a plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies supported within at least one of the housing and the outer tube, each of the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies configured to interconnect a respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device and a respective one of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit, wherein each of the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies includes: a proximal rotation receiving member that is connectable to the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device, each of the proximal rotation receiving members being arranged in a common plane with one another, wherein the plurality of force/rotation transmitting/converting assemblies converts and transmits a rotation of the respective one of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device to an axial translation of the respective one of the at least one axially translatable drive member of the loading unit.
