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Electrocautery connector for a bipolar push rod assembly
Assignee: Boston Scientific Miami Corp
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Filing: 1995-09-19
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Granted: 1997-11-04
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Expires: 2015-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A bipolar push rod assembly for use in conjunction with an endoscopic bipolar cautery scissors instrument. The push rod assembly has two conductive push rods which are substantially covered and insulated from each other by a double lumen flexible sheath. The proximal ends of the push rods are stabilized by an overmolded plastic collar and the distal ends of the push rods are stabilized by a ceramic insulator. The plastic collar is provided with a snap retainer for coupling it to a plastic plug retainer having a pair of spaced apart passages. A pair of female plug adapters are press fit onto the proximal ends of the push rods and are maintained in place by the plug retainer with each adaptor residing in a respective one of the passages. The distal ends of the push rods are swaged approximately 90° in opposite directions. A ceramic insulator is disclosed as a one-piece unit into which the distal ends of the push rods are inserted. Another ceramic insulator is disclosed as a two-piece member which fits around the distal ends of the push rods. A double lumen sealing gasket which interrupts the double lumen sheath is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Juergen Andrew Kortenbach
- 👤 Michael Sean McBrayer
- 👤 Joel F. Giurtino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1442; A61B18/1445; A61B18/18; A61B18/1815; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00059; A61B2018/00071; A61B2018/00083; A61B2018/00172; A61B2018/00178; A61B18/1206; A61B2018/1246; A61B2018/126; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An electrical connector for use with a bipolar push rod assembly in a bipolar endoscopic instrument where the bipolar push rod assembly has a pair of conductive rods each of the rods having a proximal end, said connector comprising: a) a non-conductive collar for covering a portion of the conductive rods adjacent to the proximal ends of the conductive rods, said non-conductive collar adapted to maintain the proximal ends of said conductive rods in a spaced apart position; b) a pair of conductive cylindrical members, each cylindrical member adapted to be coupled to a respective one of the proximal ends of the conductive rods; and c) a non-conductive cover member having means for spacing said pair of conductive cylindrical members with said conductive cylindrical members residing in said non-conductive cover member, said cover member being coupled to said non-conductive collar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An electrical connector for use with a bipolar push rod assembly in a bipolar endoscopic instrument where the bipolar push rod assembly has a pair of conductive rods each of the rods having a proximal end, said connector comprising: a) a non-conductive collar for covering a portion of the conductive rods adjacent to the proximal ends of the conductive rods, said non-conductive collar adapted to maintain the proximal ends of said conductive rods in a spaced apart position; b) a pair of conductive cylindrical members, each cylindrical member adapted to be coupled to a respective one of the proximal ends of the conductive rods; and c) a non-conductive cover member having means for spacing said pair of conductive cylindrical members with said conductive cylindrical members residing in said non-conductive cover member, said cover member being coupled to said non-conductive collar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said non-conductive collar is provided with first snap-connection means for snap-fit coupling with said cover member, and said cover member is provided with second snap-connection means for snap-fit coupling with said non-conductive collar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector according to claim 2, wherein: said means for spacing of said non-conductive cover member comprises two substantially parallel passages with a respective one of said conductive cylindrical members residing in respective one of said substantially parallel passages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said non-conductive collar has a substantially frustroconical portion with a distally ramped outward protrusion, and said cover member has a substantially cylindrical distal end with a proximally ramped inward protrusion which engages said distally ramped outward protrusion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrical connector according to claim 4, wherein: said cylindrical members each have a proximal portion having a first diameter and a distal portion having a second diameter which is smaller than said first diameter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electrical connector according to claim 5, wherein: each of said proximal portions of said cylindrical members has a ramped proximal opening.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said cylindrical members each have a proximal portion having a first diameter and a distal portion having a second diameter which is smaller than said first diameter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said cylindrical members each have a proximal portion having a ramped proximal opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector according to claim 8, wherein: said means for spacing of said non-conductive cover member comprises two substantially parallel passages with a respective one of said conductive cylindrical members residing in respective one of said substantially parallel passages.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said cover member has a rectilinear proximal portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein: said rectilinear proximal portion has two proximal openings for receiving prongs of an electrical connector.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical connector according to claim 11, wherein: each of said proximal portions of said cylindrical members has a ramped proximal opening for receiving and mating with the prongs of the electrical connector.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector according to claim 11, wherein: said means for spacing of said non-conductive cover member comprises two substantially parallel passages with a respective one of said conductive cylindrical members residing in respective one of said substantially parallel passages.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said non-conductive cover member has two proximal openings for receiving prongs of an electrical connector.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical connector according to claim 14, wherein: each of said conductive cylindrical members has a ramped proximal opening for receiving and mating with the prongs of the electrical connector.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector according to claim 15, wherein: said means for spacing of said non-conductive cover member comprises two substantially parallel passages with a respective one of said conductive cylindrical members residing in respective one of said substantially parallel passages.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
An electrical connector according to claim 1, wherein: said means for spacing of said non-conductive cover member comprises two substantially parallel passages with a respective one of said conductive cylindrical members residing in respective one of said substantially parallel passages.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrical connector according to claim 17, wherein: said cover member has a substantially cylindrical distal end and said two substantially parallel passages reside in said rectilinear proximal portion only.
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