Patent ID: 9039720
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H,H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an ultrasonic transducer; (c) an acoustic transmission assembly attached to the transducer to form a rotatable unit, wherein the acoustic transmission assembly defines a longitudinal axis extending therethrough; and (d) a rotation assembly, wherein the rotation assembly is operable to rotate the rotatable unit relative to the housing, wherein the rotation assembly comprises an input feature, wherein the input feature is configured to actuate relative to the housing along a linear path, wherein the rotation assembly is operable to convert linear motion of the input feature into rotation of the rotatable unit about the longitudinal axis of the acoustic transmission assembly, wherein the rotation assembly is operable to rotate the rotatable unit incrementally through a predetermined angular range in response to each linear actuation of the input feature.