Patent ID: 11957347
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A medical device comprising:
an end effector; and
a torque amplification system comprising:
a driveshaft coupled to the motor;
a spring coupled to the driveshaft and configured to expand or contract in a proximal or a distal direction relative to the driveshaft;
a hammer moveably coupled to the driveshaft;
an anvil coupled to an output shaft and abutting the hammer, wherein the anvil is configured to provide a rotational power output to the output shaft; and
a lumen extending along a central longitudinal axis of the torque amplification system, wherein the lumen extends through the driveshaft, the spring, the hammer, and the anvil;

wherein the output shaft is coupled to the end effector.