CHRISTOPHER J. HESS,CRAIG T. GATES,DOUGLAS E. WITHERS,FREDERICK E. SHELTON IV,JEFFREY L. SAVAGE,RYAN A. BLEDSOE
申请号：
BR112018008972
公开号：
BR112018008972A2
申请日:
2016.10.25
申请国别(地区):
BR
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Devices and methods for delivering end effectors through surgical trocars are described herein. In one embodiment, a surgical end effector loading device is provided that includes a housing having a distal-facing first portion configured to couple with a proximal end of a surgical trocar, and an elongate second portion protruding distally from the first portion. The second portion can include a lumen formed therein and can be configured to extend into a working channel of the surgical trocar when the housing is coupled thereto. The device can also include at least one mating element coupled to the housing and configured to interface with a complementary mating element of the surgical trocar to restrict movement of the housing relative to the trocar, as well as an end effector retainer coupled to the housing and configured to selectively couple a surgical end effector to the housing.
