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Method for making a jaw for a biopsy forceps

US5419220A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1993
Grant dateMay 30, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 28, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23P15/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of making a jaw for a biopsy forceps in which a flat strip is formed with a sharpened edge and a tang with a pointed end. The strip is bent to form an open loop, and the tang is bent to extend upwardly into the loop.

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