Vacuum-actuated surgical graspers

US10842519B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Insoo Suh · San Francisco, US
• Orlo H. Clark · Oakland, US
• Sachin Rangarajan · San Francisco, US
• Isabelle Chumfong · Oakland, US
• Romain Christophe Roux · Berkeley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 24, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2217/005
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a vacuum-actuated surgical grasper includes a suction head adapted to interface with patient tissue, a suction tube connected to and in fluid communication with the suction head, and a handle connected to the suction tube, the handle comprising an internal passage in fluid communication with the suction tube through which fluid from the suction tube can flow and a pivotable actuation lever that controls this flow through the passage.