Patent ID: 11918195
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical tool, comprising:
a drive housing having a first end;
a spline extending from the first end and having a spline pinion gear mounted to the spline;
a drive input axially aligned with and rotatably coupling the spline to the first end, the drive input providing an input pinion gear;
a clutch axially aligned with and defining an internal gear matable with the spline and input pinion gears; and
an armature selectively engageable with the clutch to shift the clutch from a first position, where the internal gear simultaneously mates with the spline and input pinion gears such that rotation of the drive input correspondingly rotates the spline, to a second position, where the internal gear is disengaged from the input pinion gear such that the spline is rotatable independent of the drive input.