公开(公告)号：US08960519B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US11495920

申请日：2006-07-27

Applicant: Michael P. Whitman ,  Donald T. Malinouskas

Inventor： Michael P. Whitman ,  Donald T. Malinouskas

IPC: A61B17/04 ,  A61B10/04 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/128 ,  A61B17/72 ,  A61B19/00 ,  A61B17/29

CPC classification number: A61B34/70 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B17/068 ,  A61B17/115 ,  A61B17/1155 ,  A61B17/1285 ,  A61B17/7208 ,  A61B34/71 ,  A61B34/74 ,  A61B90/06 ,  A61B90/08 ,  A61B90/30 ,  A61B90/90 ,  A61B2017/00026 ,  A61B2017/00119 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/00323 ,  A61B2017/00398 ,  A61B2017/00464 ,  A61B2017/00853 ,  A61B2017/2905 ,  A61B2034/742 ,  A61B2090/067 ,  A61B2090/0803 ,  A61B2090/0811 ,  A61B2090/306 ,  A61B2217/005 ,  A61B2217/007 ,  F16C1/06 ,  H04B10/25

Abstract: A shaft being, e.g., flexible, that includes an elongated outer sheath, at least one drive shaft disposed within the outer sheath and a ring non-rotatably mounted on the at least one rotatable drive shaft and at least one light source mounted within the shaft, such that, upon rotation of the at least one rotatable drive shaft, the ring alternately blocks and allows light from the light source to be detected. The shaft may also include a moisture sensor disposed within the outer sheath of the shaft and configured to detect moisture within the outer sheath. The shaft may include couplings that connect a distal end of the outer sheath to a surgical attachment and a proximal end of the outer sheath to a remote power console.

Abstract translation: 轴是例如柔性的，其包括细长的外护套，设置在外护套内的至少一个驱动轴和不可旋转地安装在至少一个可旋转驱动轴上的环和安装在轴内的至少一个光源 使得当所述至少一个可旋转驱动轴旋转时，所述环交替地阻挡并允许检测来自所述光源的光。 轴还可以包括设置在轴的外护套内并被配置为检测外护套内的水分的湿度传感器。 轴可以包括将外护套的远端连接到手术附件和外护套的近端到远程功率控制台的联接器。