Patent ID: 11864851
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 17:
18. A gear roll mechanism for a medical device, comprising:
an idler gear, a spur gear, a beveloid gear, and a common shaft, the beveloid gear and the spur gear being mounted to the common shaft, wherein:
the idler gear is a compressible gear,
the idler gear comprises a contact portion and a first rotational axis, the contact portion of the idler gear is rotatable about the first rotational axis,
the beveloid gear and the spur gear are rotatable together on the common shaft about a second rotational axis,
the spur gear comprises a second gear contact portion, the second gear contact portion is rotatable about the second rotational axis,
in a first rotational orientation, the contact portion of the idler gear is meshed with the second gear contact portion, the contact portion of the idler gear is compressed towards the first rotational axis and is spaced from the first rotational axis a first radial distance,
in a second rotational orientation, the contact portion of the idler gear is not meshed with the second gear contact portion, the contact portion of the idler gear is spaced from the first rotational axis a second radial distance, and
the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance.