LOCKOUT MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL DEVICES

• Main Authors: DAVISON, MARK A, BOUDREAUX, CHAD P, STROBL, GEOFFREY S, BRODERICK, MEGAN A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 20.08.2015
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

Various surgical devices are provided having mechanisms for preventing premature actuation of a cutting mechanism. These devices generally include a handle having one or more actuators and an effector disposed at a distal end of the device and configured to grasp tissue. When the end effector is in...