Drive shaft for an electro-mechanical surgical device

摘要

A shaft arrangement, comprising:an elongated flexible sheath;a shape-retaining sleeve, at least a portion of the flexible sheath being disposed in the shape-retaining sleeve, the shape-retaining sleeve configured to maintain the at least a portion of the flexible sheath in a predetermined shape; and a securing arrangement variably securing the shape-retaining sleeve to the flexible sheath in anyone of a number of longitudinal positions along the flexible sheath.