Patent ID: 11931124
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A robotic surgical tool, comprising:
a drive housing having a lead screw extending from a first end of the drive housing;
a carriage movably mounted to the lead screw at a carriage nut secured to the carriage;
an elongate shaft extending from the carriage and penetrating the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end thereof and comprising a proximal shaft portion releasably coupled to a distal shaft portion at a releasable interface; and
proximal and distal portions of one or more mechanisms of the surgical tool extending from the carriage to the end effector within the proximal and distal shaft portions, respectively,
wherein the one or more mechanisms are operable to operate or articulate the end effector, and wherein the proximal and distal portions are releasably coupled at the releasable interface.