Surgical grasping device

US8409200B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Matthew D. Holcomb · Lebanon, US
• James T. Spivey · Loveland, US
• Omar J. Vakharia · Mason, US
• Frederick Quincy Johnson · Pleasanton, US
• Surag Mantri · East Palo Alto, US
• Hoang Van Nguyen · Elmhurst, US
• Steven Paul Woodard · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 2, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2944
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical device comprising a clevis defining a longitudinal axis and a jaw comprising a first member and a second member. A slider is slidably engaged to the clevis, the slider comprising a pin. The pin is receiveably engaged in the first slot and the jaw is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position through longitudinal movement of the slider. In various embodiments, the first and second members are movable between an angular open position, a parallel open position, and a parallel closed position.