Patent · US Expired

Clamp having bendable shaft

US6676676B2 · kind B2 · utility

244Cited by

23References

42Claims

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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	May 1, 2002
Grant date	Jan 13, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2946
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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