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A medical device (10) comprising a handle (11), an end effector assembly (12), and a member (13) connecting the handle to the end effector assembly. The end effector assembly (12) comprises opposing jaw portions (83, 183) each including a plurality of teeth (84, 184). Each of the plurality of teeth...

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Main Authors MAGILL, Michael J, FREED, David I, SHARMA, Satish, ZARDESKAS, James M, GIL DE MONTES, William, BOARINI, Edward, ROTHBERG, Eliott, GINGRICH, Jon
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.07.2019
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A medical device (10) comprising a handle (11), an end effector assembly (12), and a member (13) connecting the handle to the end effector assembly. The end effector assembly (12) comprises opposing jaw portions (83, 183) each including a plurality of teeth (84, 184). Each of the plurality of teeth includes a crest (88, 188), a root (89, 189), a first intermediate portion (90, 190) between the crest and the root, and a second intermediate portion (90, 190) between the crest and a root of an adjoining tooth, wherein surfaces of first intermediate portions contact surfaces of second intermediate portions of opposing jaw portions when the opposing jaw portions are in a closed configuration. The surfaces of the first intermediate portions and the surfaces of the second intermediate portions are transverse to a longitudinal axis of the jaw portions, and at least one root has a recessed portion (189, 289) configured to accommodate a tip (188) of the crest of an opposing tooth. A gap exists between the tip of the crest of the opposing tooth and a lowest point of the at least one root when the opposing jaw portions are in the closed configuration.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160193077