Patent · US Active

Laparoscopic surgical instrument

US9737291B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
6References
10Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 20, 2014
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 20, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3456
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved laparoscopic, surgical instrument, particularly though not exclusively for gynaecology and in particular for Laparoscopic Colposuspension. According to the invention there is provided a laparoscopic, surgical instrument having an elongate shank, a ball head on one end and an eye in the other end. The instrument is such that the ball head is of a larger diameter than that of the elongate shank.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.