Forceps

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1995-03-30

1996-10-08

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

606206, 606208, 606170, 128751, A61B 1728

Patent

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055626998

ABSTRACT:
A surgical instrument such as a forceps having a handle at its proximal end, a pair of jaws at its distal end for gripping an object, and a connecting member for transmitting user-applied force from the handle to the pair of jaws. The connecting member includes a force transmitting and limiting member for transmitting the closure force imparted by the jaws upon the object to a predetermined value. The force transmitting and limiting member is preferably made of a material that is superelastic (i.e. reversibly deformable such that it returns to its original physical shape or form after the material has been deformed substantially) and is comprised of a rod, a spring or a portion of a scissors-shaped forceps. The extent of relative movement of the handle grips is limited by a stop to prevent the superelastic material from undergoing excessive deformation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1127948 (1915-02-01), Wappler
patent: 5009661 (1991-04-01), Michelson
patent: 5044947 (1991-09-01), Sachdeva et al.
patent: 5242458 (1993-09-01), Bendel et al.
patent: 5254130 (1993-10-01), Poncet et al.

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