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Vacuum-actuated surgical graspers

US11844542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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 24, 2020
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2217/005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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