Patent · US Expired

Clamp having bendable shaft

US6638287B2 · kind B2 · utility

242Cited by

22References

47Claims

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Assignee

Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

David J. Danitz · San Jose, US
David Elias Hegeman · San Francisco, US
Adam Gold · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2001
Grant date	Oct 28, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20456
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the handle assembly and a distal end that is operatively coupled to the gripping assembly. The shaft assembly also has a rigid element that can be placed in a first position where the rigid element supports the shaft in a manner where the shaft cannot be bent, and in a second position where the shaft can be bent.

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