Patent ID: 8888688

Claim:
A connector assembly for a controllable medical instrument, the connector assembly comprising: a first connector portion, wherein the first connector portion comprises first force transmission elements, and wherein each of the first force transmission elements comprises a connecting element; and a second connector portion, wherein the second connector portion releasably mates with the first connector portion, wherein the second connector portion comprises second force transmission elements, and wherein each of the second force transmission elements comprises a connecting element; wherein the connecting elements of the first and second first force transmission elements are configured for interlocking engagement with each other, wherein, in a mated configuration of the first connector portion with the second connector portion, the connecting elements of the first and second force transmission elements are moveable relative to each other from a disengaged configuration in which the first and second force transmission elements are uncoupled into a releasable, interlocking engagement in which the first and second force transmission elements are coupled.