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Medical gripping tool

US9795403B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventor

Ralf Staud · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 1, 2011
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/00148
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical gripping tool includes a synthetic body and a metallic layer on a surface of the synthetic body, whereby the synthetic body is configured to be elastically reshaped in its expected application. According to the invention, the gripping tool is configured so that the metallic layer is structurally reshaped in the expected application.

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