Surgical Forceps

A forceps includes a pair of shafts each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. One (or both) of the shafts is moveable relative to the other about a pivot pin between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to move the jaw members between an open position and a closed po...

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Main Authors TOWNSEND JEFFREY R, COLLINGS CHASE, SIMS GRANT T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.01.2013
Subjects
COMBINED OPERATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MACHINE TOOLS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
OTHER WORKING OF METAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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Summary:A forceps includes a pair of shafts each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof. One (or both) of the shafts is moveable relative to the other about a pivot pin between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to move the jaw members between an open position and a closed position. A knife assembly includes a knife blade mechanically keyed to the pivot pin and moveable between an initial position, wherein the knife blade is disposed within one of the jaw members, and an extended position, wherein the knife blade extends between the jaw members. An actuator arm(s) is mechanically keyed to the pivot pin and extends therefrom. The actuator arm(s) is moveable between an un-actuated position and an actuated position to rotate the pivot pin relative to the jaw members to move the knife blade between the initial position and the extended position.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113180018