Device or apparatus for manipulating matter

Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

606 78, 606232, A61B 1704

Patent

active

058206280

ABSTRACT:
A device or apparatus for manipulating matter in a confined or inaccessible space, comprises a manipulator at least partly constructed of one or more bent or twisted elongate metallic members having pseudoelasticity at the intended manipulation temperature, and a hollow housing (preferably of elongate tubular form) or cannula capable of holding at least the metallic member(s) in a relatively straightened state, and an actuator for extending the metallic member(s) from the housing to manipulate matter within the space and for withdrawing the metallic member(s) into the housing, the arrangement being such that the metallic member(s) bend(s) or twist(s) pseudoelastically in a lateral or helical sense to manipulate the matter on extending from the housing at the manipulation temperature, and become(s) relatively straightened on withdrawal into the housing at the temperature.
Preferably the device or apparatus is of elongate form for surgical manipulation of matter within a living body, and has the manipulator at its distal end with the metallic member(s) having pseudoelasticity at the temperature to be encountered within the body, and wherein the actuator is operable from the proximal end of the device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4469100 (1984-09-01), Kardwick
patent: 4557253 (1985-12-01), Goodman
patent: 4657020 (1987-04-01), Hasson et al.
patent: 4710181 (1987-12-01), Fuqua
patent: 4738666 (1988-04-01), Fuqua
patent: 4776844 (1988-10-01), Ueda
patent: 4799474 (1989-01-01), Ueda
patent: 5057114 (1991-10-01), Wittich et al.
patent: 5064428 (1991-11-01), Cope et al.
patent: 5103804 (1992-04-01), Abele et al.
patent: 5123906 (1992-06-01), Kelman
patent: 5147371 (1992-09-01), Washington
patent: 5171233 (1992-12-01), Amplatz et al.
patent: 5231989 (1993-08-01), Middleman et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Device or apparatus for manipulating matter does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Device or apparatus for manipulating matter, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Device or apparatus for manipulating matter will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-309103

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.