Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Patent
1993-01-08
1995-01-17
Graysay, Tamara L.
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
227901, 403315, 606139, A61B 1710
Patent
active
053822552
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to surgical instruments having a housing or elongated cartridge, a frame and an apparatus for releasably connecting the housing to the frame. Typically, the housing has active elements which perform a particular function during a surgical procedure, such as forceps, graspers, clip appliers or staplers. The frame includes an actuating system for actuating the active elements, such as a pivotal handle or a release lever.
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Castro Salvatore
Gonzalez Giovanni
Phillips Paul J.
Graysay Tamara L.
United States Surgical Corporation
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