Forceps actuation systems
US11678899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K26/21
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Forceps including a housing, a first body, a second body and a drive shaft. The first body has a passageway extending therethrough. The drive shaft extending through the passageway and connected to the first body such that the first body and the drive shaft are slidable with respect to the housing to drive jaws located at a distal portion of the drive shaft between an open position and a closed position. The second body having a second passageway. The drive shaft extending through the second passageway such that the second body is guided by the drive shaft and is slidable relative to the first body and the drive shaft to displace a blade shaft between a retracted position and an extended position.
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