Patent ID: 8454585

Claim:
An electro-mechanical surgical system including a surgical attachment detachably coupleable to at least one drive member of an electro-mechanical driver device, the electro-mechanical surgical system further including a substantially rigid extender comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end; a substantially rigid tube coupled to the distal end of the handle; a proximal coupling disposed at the proximal end of the handle and being configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling providing operative connection to at least one drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device; a distal coupling disposed at the distal end of the tube and being configured to be detachably coupled to a proximal coupling of the surgical attachment; and at least two rotatable shafts disposed within the extender, each rotatable shaft being configured to engage and be secured with a respective rotatable drive member of the electro-mechanical driver device such that rotation of the respective rotatable drive members by the electro-mechanical driver device causes the at least two rotatable shafts of the extender to rotate, thereby transmitting a force to the surgical attachment so as to operate the surgical attachment.