Surgical instrument with a manual control

US10105127B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Omid Abri · Berlin, DE
• Stephan Schrader · Kleinmachnow, DE
• Jonas Forster · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2018
• Expiry date: Feb 22, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2919
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Surgical instrument with a manual control device for actuation with a hand, wherein the control device can be displaced between a closed position and an opened position and the control device has: a finger lever with a first point of articulation and a second point of articulation, a central element with a third point of articulation and a fourth point of articulation, a connecting lever, which is pivotably arranged at the first point of articulation and at the third point of articulation, and a thumb lever, which is pivotably arranged at the second point of articulation and at the fourth point of articulation.