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Ergonomic surgical instruments

US9848902B2 · kind B2 · utility

215Cited by

959References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel W. Price · Loveland, US
Galen C. Robertson · Apex, US
Cory G. Kimball · Cincinnati, US
Scott A. Woodruff · Cincinnati, US
Matthew C. Miller · Cincinnati, US
Kip M. Rupp · New Richmond, US
Carrie I. Fihe · Cincinnati, US
Jane A. Sheetz · Cincinnati, US
Carl J. Draginoff, Jr. · Mason, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 4, 2014
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/320095
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument including a trigger configured to be actuated by a proximally directed force and by a distally directed force. The trigger may include a proximal trigger portion having a first length and a distal trigger hook comprising a distal portion having a second length. The second length may be less than the first length. The distal trigger hook may be coupled to the proximal trigger portion.

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