Patent ID: 11937805
Assignee: LSI SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An assembly for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus, the assembly comprising:
a rotation adapter extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the rotation adapter comprising a bore extending between the distal end of the rotation adapter and the proximal end of the rotation adapter along a bore axis;
an elongated cam spring having a first portion coupled to a portion of the rotation adapter, wherein a cam is coupled to a second portion of the cam spring, and wherein an end portion of the cam extends into the bore of the rotation adapter; and
a barrel extending from a proximal end to a distal end along the bore axis, the distal end of the barrel being disposed within the bore axis and the barrel being displaceable along the bore axis, the barrel having at least one cam path that extends along the barrel, wherein the end portion of the cam is received into a portion of the at least one cam path such that as the barrel displaces along the bore axis, the end portion of the cam engages the portion of the at least one cam path to rotate the barrel about the bore axis.