Surgical cutting instrument
US9386985B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/07285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical cutting instrument includes a first jaw member, a second jaw member movably supported relative to the first jaw member for selective movement between an open position and a closed position to clamp tissue therebetween upon application of a closing motion thereto, and a cutting member comprising a tissue cutting edge to cut the tissue clamped between the first jaw member and the second jaw member upon application of a retraction motion to the cutting member.
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