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OT-2026-000002074

Universal joint assembly for surgical tools

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Industrial Motion & Power Transmission › Rotary Motion
Inventors
SHALLENBERG ADAM, WILLS KEVIN MICHAEL
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ENCORE MEDICAL L P
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US-12571432-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 10 March 2026
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Abstract

A surgical tool including a socket having a housing and an aperture within the housing, the socket configured to receive a ball and a pin at least partially in the aperture. The ball is positioned at least partially in the socket and configured to rotate within the socket, the ball comprising an elongated opening extending through the ball. The pin is coupled to the socket and disposed at least partially in the socket on opposite sides of the socket, the pin including a first longitudinal axis and extending through the elongated opening of the ball between opposite sides of the socket. The ball is configured to partially rotate about the first longitudinal axis of the pin, and partially rotate, about a second axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis of the pin, in a plane aligned with the elongated opening.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002074, “Universal joint assembly for surgical tools,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:10:36 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002074.

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