Patent ID: 8764735

Claim:
A modular surgical device, comprising: an outer shaft having a distal end moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration; an end effector matable to the distal end of the outer shaft, the end effector having a bore formed at a proximal end thereof for receiving the distal end of the outer shaft; and an inner shaft disposed within at least a portion of the outer shaft, the inner shaft being slidable distally relative to the outer shaft to move the distal end of the outer shaft from the contracted configuration to the expanded configuration; wherein, in the contracted configuration the distal end of the outer shaft is configured to be removably and replaceably inserted in the bore of the end effector, and in the expanded configuration the distal end of the outer shaft is fixedly mated to the end effector and the end effector extends distally from the distal end of the outer shaft.