The disclosure relates to trocar assemblies for adapter assemblies of surgical stapling instruments. More particularly, the disclosure relates to adapter assemblies having a trocar assembly with a bearing assembly configured for load sharing during a stapling procedure.
Surgical stapling instruments for creating an anastomosis in tubular organs or vessels is known. These surgical stapling instruments may include an actuation assembly or handle, an adapter assembly supporting a circular loading unit, and an anvil assembly movable relative to the loading unit. The anvil assembly is releasably securable to a trocar member of a trocar assembly of the adapter assembly. The trocar member is advanceable and retractable relative to the circular loading unit to reposition the anvil assembly relative to the loading unit.
During a stapling procedure, the trocar member experiences a first, dynamic load during the clamping of tissue, and a second, static load during the stapling and/or cutting of tissue. The cutting of tissue may occur simultaneously with the stapling of tissue or as an additional operation. The static load experienced by the trocar member during the stapling of tissue is significantly greater than the dynamic load experienced by the trocar member during clamping of tissue. Thrust bearings are well suited to provide smooth, low friction rotation of a drive member during the reduced dynamic loading that occurs during clamping of tissue, however, limitations in size and space prevent a thrust bearing capable of handling the maximum, static loads during stapling and/or cutting of tissue.
Therefore, it would be beneficial to have a trocar assembly including a thrust bearing for accommodating the dynamic loading that occurs during clamping of tissue and a mechanism for distributing the increased static load during stapling and/or cutting of tissue.
A trocar assembly for a surgical stapling instrument includes a housing, a trocar member, a drive member, and a bearing assembly. The housing includes a tubular body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a flange. The trocar member is slidably supported within the housing and is movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The drive member is in operable engagement with the trocar member to cause longitudinal movement of the trocar member relative to the housing between the advanced position and the retracted position. The drive member also includes a flange. The bearing assembly is disposed within the housing between the flange of the housing and the flange of the drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a thrust bearing, a rigid member, and a compressible member disposed between the thrust bearing and the rigid member. The compressible member includes a first compressed condition having a first thickness during a clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument and a second compressed condition having a second thickness during a stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The second thickness is less than the first thickness.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the rigid member is spaced from the flange of the drive member during the clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The rigid member may be in engagement with the flange of the drive member during the stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The compressible member may include an uncompressed condition. The rigid member may be spaced from the flange of the drive member prior to the clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The compressible member may transition from the uncompressed condition to the first compressed condition as the trocar member moves from the advanced position to the retracted position. The rigid member may include a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion. The distal annular portion may be larger than the proximal annular portion. The thrust bearing and soft member may be annular. The thrust bearing and soft member may be received about the proximal annular portion of the rigid member.
A trocar assembly for a surgical stapling instrument includes a housing, a trocar member, a drive member, and a bearing assembly. The housing includes a tubular body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a flange. The trocar member slidably supported within the housing and movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The drive member is in operable engagement with the trocar member to cause longitudinal movement of the trocar member relative to the housing between the advanced position and the retracted position. The drive member also includes a flange. The bearing assembly is disposed within the housing between the flange of the housing and the flange of the drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a thrust bearing, a rigid member, and a compressible member disposed between the thrust bearing and the rigid member. The rigid member is spaced from the flange of the drive member during a clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument and the rigid member engages the flange of the drive member during a stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the compressible member includes a first compressed condition having a first thickness during the clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument and a second compressed condition having a second thickness during the stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The second thickness may be less than the first thickness. The compressible member may include an uncompressed condition. The compressible member may transition from the uncompressed condition to the first compressed condition as the trocar member moves from the advanced position to the retraction position. The rigid member may include a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion. The distal annular portion may be larger than the proximal annular portion. The thrust bearing and soft member may be annular. The thrust bearing and soft member may be received about the proximal annular portion of the rigid member.
A surgical stapling instrument having a clamping stroke and a stapling stroke includes an adapter assembly and a trocar assembly disposed within the adapter assembly. The trocar assembly includes a housing, a trocar member, a drive member, and a bearing assembly. The housing includes a tubular body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and a flange. The trocar member is slidably supported within the housing and is movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The drive member is in operable engagement with the trocar member to cause longitudinal movement of the trocar member relative to the housing between the advanced position and the retracted position. The drive member also includes a flange. The bearing assembly is disposed within the housing between the flange of the housing and the flange of the drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a thrust bearing, a rigid member, and a compressible member disposed between the thrust bearing and the rigid member. The rigid member is spaced from the flange of the drive member during the clamping stroke and engages the flange of the drive member during the stapling stroke.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the trocar assembly is releasable from the adapter assembly. The surgical stapling instrument may further include a handle assembly. The adapter assembly may be releasably securable to the handle assembly. The surgical stapling instrument may further include an anvil assembly supported on the trocar member.
A trocar assembly for a surgical stapling instrument includes a housing, a trocar member slidably supported within the housing and movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, and a drive member in operable engagement with the trocar member to cause longitudinal movement of the trocar member relative to the housing between the advanced position and the retracted position the trocar assembly. The housing includes a tubular body and a flange, the housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drive member includes a proximal portion. The trocar assembly further includes a bearing assembly disposed within the housing and operably secured to the proximal portion of the drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a base member, a thrust bearing, and at least one conical washer. The at least one conical washer is deformable from a first configuration having a first height during a clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument to a second configuration having a second height during a stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The second height is less than the first height.
In some aspects of the disclosure, the base member includes an extension portion and the at least one conical washer includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion of a first conical washer of the at least one conical washer may be spaced from the extension portion of the base member in the first configuration of the at least one conical washer. The inner portion of the first conical washer of the at least one conical washer may engage the extension portion of the base member in the second configuration of the plurality of conical washers. The at least one conical washer may include five (5) conical washers. The extension portion of the base member may be flared. The at least one conical washer may be a Belleville washer. The base member may include a body portion, a drive portion, and an extension portion. The drive portion may be configured for operable engagement with a drive shaft assembly.
In certain aspects of the disclosure, the thrust bearing includes a first height and the extension portion of the base member includes a second height. The first height may be the same as the second height. Alternatively, the first height is less than the second height.
A surgical stapling instrument having a clamping stroke and a stapling stroke includes an adapter assembly; and a trocar assembly disposed within the adapter assembly. The trocar assembly includes a housing, a trocar member slidably supported within the housing and movable between a retracted position and an advanced position, and a drive member in operable engagement with the trocar member to cause longitudinal movement of the trocar member relative to the housing between the advanced position and the retracted position the trocar assembly. The housing includes a tubular body and a flange, the housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drive member includes a proximal portion. The trocar assembly further includes a bearing assembly disposed within the housing and operably secured to the proximal portion of the drive member. The bearing assembly is configured to rotatably support the drive member and includes a base member, a thrust bearing, and at least one conical washer. The at least one conical washer is deformable from a first configuration having a first height during a clamping stroke of the surgical stapling instrument to a second configuration having a second height during a stapling stroke of the surgical stapling instrument. The second height is less than the first height.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate aspects of the disclosure and, together with a general description of the disclosure given above, and the detailed description of the aspects given below, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure, wherein:
The disclosed surgical stapling instrument will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. However, it is to be understood that the aspects of the disclosure are merely exemplary of the disclosure and may be embodied in various forms. Well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the disclosure in unnecessary detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. In addition, directional terms such as front, rear, upper, lower, top, bottom, and similar terms are used to assist in understanding the description and are not intended to limit the disclosure.
In this description, the term “proximal” is used generally to refer to that portion of the instrument that is closer to a clinician, while the term “distal” is used generally to refer to that portion of the instrument that is farther from the clinician. In addition, the term “clinician” is used generally to refer to medical personnel including doctors, nurses, and support personnel.
Terms including “generally,” “about,” “substantially,” and the like, as utilized herein, are meant to encompass variations, e.g., manufacturing tolerances, material tolerances, use and environmental tolerances, measurement variations, and/or other variations, up to and including plus or minus 10 percent (±10%).
The disclosed surgical stapling instrument includes a trocar assembly and a mechanism for distributing the increased load that occurs during stapling and/or cutting of tissue.
The adapter assembly 20 of the surgical stapling instrument 10 will only be described to the extent necessary to fully disclose the aspects of the disclosure. For a detailed description of exemplary adapter assemblies, please refer to commonly owned U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,226,254 and 10,111,684 (“the '684 patent”).
The adapter assembly 20 includes a proximal portion 22 configured for operable connection to the handle assembly 30 and a distal portion 24 configured for operable connection to the loading unit 40. Although shown as forming an integral unit, it is envisioned that the proximal and distal portions 22, 24 of the adapter assembly 20 may be formed as separate units that are releasably securable to one another.
A trocar assembly 100 extends distally from the distal portion 24 of the adapter assembly 20 of the surgical stapling instrument 10 and is releasably secured within the distal portion 24 of the adapter assembly 20 by a locking mechanism (not shown). The trocar assembly 100 is configured to position the anvil assembly 50 relative to the loading unit 40. It is envisioned that the aspects of the disclosure may be incorporated into a trocar assembly 100 that is integrally formed with the adapter assembly. For a detailed description of an exemplary locking mechanism for securing the trocar assembly 100 within the distal portion 24 of the adapter assembly 20, please refer to the '684 patent.
The trocar housing 110 of the trocar assembly 100 includes a substantially tubular body 112 having proximal, distal, and central portions 112a, 112b, 112c. In certain aspects of the disclosure, and as shown, the tubular body 112 of the trocar housing 110 defines a pair of slots 111 to facilitate releasable attachment of the trocar assembly 100 within the distal portion 24 (
The trocar assembly 100 of the surgical stapling instrument 10 includes a distal end cap member 114 (
The trocar member 120 of the trocar assembly 100 includes an elongate body portion 122, an extension portion 124 extending from the elongate body portion 122, and a trocar spike 126 supported on an end of the extension portion 124. Although shown as separate components, it is envisioned that the elongate body portion 122, the extension portion 124, and/or the trocar spike 126 may be integrally formed with each other and may be formed of the same or different materials.
The trocar spike 126 of the trocar member 120 is configured to penetrate tissue and permit releasable engagement of the trocar spike 126 with an anvil assembly, e.g., the anvil assembly 50 (
The drive member 130 of the trocar assembly 100 includes a flange portion 132 (
The flange 132a of the flange portion 132 of the drive member 130 is supported between the proximal and distal bearing assemblies 150 (
During a stapling procedure, the thrust force or load experienced by the drive member 130 of the trocar assembly 120 is transferred to the adapter assembly 20 (
The thrust bearing 154 of the bearing assembly 150 is configured to accommodate the load experienced by the drive member 130 during clamping of tissue, e.g., about 250 lbs. The thrust bearing 154 becomes less effective during axial loading in excess of that experienced by the drive member 130 during clamping of tissue. A thrust bearing having a size capable of handling the static loads experienced by the drive member 130 during stapling and/or cutting of tissue, e.g., about 600 lbs. for stapling and 300 lbs. for cutting, would be excessively large, and therefore, not practical. Overloading of the thrust bearing 154 may be detrimental to the operation of the thrust bearing 154 and may result in malfunction of the surgical stapling instrument 10 (
The soft bearing support member 164 of the bearing assembly 150 includes a compressible annular member formed of one or more compressible materials. The soft bearing support 164 is configured to compress during axial loading. The soft bearing support member 164 includes an uncompressed condition having a first thickness “T1”, a first compressed condition (
The rigid bearing support member 166 includes a proximal annular portion 178 and a distal annular portion 180 and may be formed of hard plastic, metal, or other suitable rigid material. The rigid bearing support member 166 may be formed of unity construction, or multiple components secured relative to one another. The proximal annular portion 178 of the rigid bearing support member 166 includes a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the distal annular portion 180 and is configured to support the soft bearing support member 164 and the thrust bearing 154. The proximal annular portion 178 of the rigid bearing support member 166 includes a length “L” equal to the combined length of the second, compressed thickness “T3” (
Prior to the trocar member 120 moving to the retracted position, the soft bearing support member 164 is in the uncompressed condition (
During clamping of tissue, i.e., as the drive member 130 rotates and as the trocar member 120 retracts, the load on the drive member 130 increases as tissue is clamped between the anvil assembly 50 and the loading unit 40. The increasing load on the soft bearing support member 166 causes the soft bearing support member 166 to begin to compress. As the soft bearing support member 166 compresses under the increased load, the distance between the proximal end 178 of the proximal annular portion 178 of the rigid bearing support member 166 and the flange 132a of the flange portion 132 of the drive member 130 decreases. The compressibility of the soft bearing support member 166 is such that the width of the soft bearing support member 164 is enough that when the drive member 130 approaches the maximum clamping load during the clamping of tissue, the proximal end 178 of the proximal annular portion 178 remains spaced from, i.e., out of engagement with, the flange 132 of the drive member 130 forming a gap “G” (
By diverting the increased load experienced by the drive member 130 during stapling and cutting of tissue, the rigid bearing support member 166 prevents the thrust bearing 154 from experiencing the increased loads, and thus not exceed its maximum operation load.
Subsequent to stapling and cutting tissue, the increased load experienced by the drive member 130 dissipates, and the soft bearing support member 164 can return to its first compressed condition. As the soft bearing support member 164 returns to the first compressed condition (
The drive member 230 of the trocar assembly 200 includes a flange portion 232, a threaded portion 234 extending distally from the flange portion 232, and a connector portion 236 extending proximally from the flange portion 232. The flange portion 232 of the drive member 230 includes a flange 232a that is supported by a flange 216 (
The base member 252 of the bearing assembly 250 includes a body portion 260, a drive portion 262 extending proximally from the body portion 260, and an extension portion 264 extending distally from the body portion 260. The body portion 260 and the extension portion 264 of the base member 252 define a threaded passage 263 for receiving the threaded section 236a of the connector portion 236 of the drive member 230 (
The thrust bearing 254 of the bearing assembly 250 may be any commercially available thrust bearing that is configured to provide smooth, low friction rotation of the drive member 230 during axial loading of the trocar assembly 200, i.e., as the drive member 230 is rotated during clamping of tissue. The thrust bearing 254 includes a height “Ht”. In certain aspects of the disclosure, the height “Ht” of the thrust bearing 254 is the same as the height “Hb” of the extension portion 264 of the base member 252. Alternatively, the height “Ht” of the thrust bearing 254 may be less than the height “Hb” of the extension portion 264 of the base member 252. As will become apparent from the below disclosure, the height “Hb” of the extension portion 264 and the height “Ht” of the thrust bearing 254 may be determined based on the amount of expected deformation of the plurality of Belleville washers 256 during high axial loads. Although the thrust bearing 254 is shown as a thrust ball bearing, it is envisioned that the thrust bearing 254 may include other types of bearings capable of handling axial loads, e.g., roller thrust bearing.
The plurality of Belleville washers 256 of the bearing assembly 250 may be any commercially available Belleville washers or other conical washers that are configured to deflect, or otherwise deform, under high axial loads. Although shown as having five (5) Belleville washers 256, it is envisioned that the bearing assembly 250 may have as few as one Belleville washer 256, and any additional number of Belleville washers 256. As will be described in further detail below, the Belleville washers 256 are configured such that the plurality of Belleville washers 256 includes a first configuration with a first effective height “h1” (
Subsequent to stapling and/or cutting tissue, the increased load experienced by the drive member 230 dissipates, and the plurality of Belleville washers 256 are allowed to return to their first configuration. As the plurality of Belleville washers 256 resume their conical form, the inner portion 256a of the plurality of Belleville washer 256 disengage from the extension portion 264 of the base member 252 of the bearing assembly 250 such that the axial load experienced by the drive member 230 is once again transferred solely through the thrust bearing 254 of the bearing assembly 250.
Although the illustrative aspects of the disclosure have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited to those precise aspects, and that various other changes and modifications may be affected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure.
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