Endoscopic instruments and methods of manufacture

US9681857B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Elliott Rothberg · Coral Springs, US
• William Gil DeMontes · Pembroke Pines, US
• James M. Zardeskas · Pascoag, US
• David I. Freed · Weston, US
• Michael Magill · Northborough, US
• Satish Sharma
• Jon Gingrich · Sacramento, US
• Edward J. Boarini · Arlington Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 21, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 20, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/320064
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include a medical device with one or more of a variety of features. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to endoscopic devices that include one or more features that improve the use of the device. Examples of such features include chamfered edges and corners on, for example, the end effectors, a surface with a controlled finish also on, for example, the end effectors, a jaw with teeth and/or a tang having various configurations, a handle having soft-grip features, and/or an elongate member with varied rigidity. Other examples of such features include a folded portion on, for example, the end effectors and/or a snap-fit clevis assembly.