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

Claim 18:
19. The medical device of claim 16, wherein:
the driveshaft includes a first recess;
the hammer includes a second recess, a pair of protrusions extending distally from a distal face of hammer, and a first channel within the second recess;
the spring is positioned within the first recess and a distal end of the spring is fixedly coupled to a proximally-facing surface within the second recess;
a distal portion of the driveshaft is received within the second recess;
the driveshaft includes a second channel in a radially-outward surface, relative to a central longitudinal axis, of the driveshaft; and
a ball bearing is movably positioned between the first channel and the second channel.