Forceps with guide wire

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1996-01-29

1996-11-05

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

128751, 606174, A61B 1700

Patent

active

055711367

ABSTRACT:
Forceps for mounting on a substantially flexible guide wire include a first jaw defining a longitudinal lumen therethrough for mounting of the first jaw on a guide wire and for sliding longitudinal movement of the first jaw along the guide wire. A second jaw is pivotably secured to the first jaw. A flexible longitudinally-extending drive is secured to the second jaw and extends generally parallel to the guide wire. The drive is longitudinally movable between an open position wherein the jaws assume an open orientation enabling tissue to enter therebetween and a closed position wherein the jaws assume a closed orientation such that any tissue which entered intermediate the jaws in the open orientation is grasped therebetween for movement therewith.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3964468 (1976-06-01), Schulz
patent: 4953559 (1990-09-01), Sacerno
patent: 5201323 (1993-04-01), Vermeulen
patent: 5217460 (1993-06-01), Knoepfler
patent: 5342389 (1994-08-01), Haber et al.

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