Patent ID: 7717932

Claim:
A surgical cuffing instrument, for use with a motor assembly having a motor and a drive mechanism, the instrument comprising: an elongate drive member defining a proximal section and a distal section; a cuffing tip secured to the distal section of the drive member; a non-conductive coupling body adapted for releasable connection to a motor assembly drive mechanism, the coupling body secured to the proximal section of the drive member, wherein the coupling body defines a distal portion and a proximal portion, the distal portion defining a first outer diameter and forming a longitudinal passage extending from a distal end within which the proximal section of the elongate drive member is permanently affixed, and the proximal portion forming a tang defining a second outer diameter less than the first outer diameter; a housing maintaining the coupling body and the proximal section of the drive member such that the coupling body and the drive member are rotatable in tandem relative to the housing; and an electrical connector in electrical communication with the cuffing tip via an electrical pathway established by at least the drive member, the electrical connector adapted for electrical connection to an energy source.