Single acting disposable laparoscopic scissors

Details Single acting disposable laparoscopic scissors Single acting disposable laparoscopic scissors

1991-04-04

1992-12-15

Howell, Kyle L.

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

128751, 606174, 606170, 30251, A61B 1700

Patent

active

051712563

ABSTRACT:
A disposable laparoscopic single acting scissors is provided, and generally includes a hollow aluminum tube, a clevis coupled to a first end of the aluminum tube and including a pivot rod, a first scissors blade element having a pivot hole for pivotally engaging the pivot rod of the clevis, and having a through-hole in a base section of said first scissors blade element, a second scissors blade element fixedly engaging the clevis, a thin wire rod extending at least partially through the aluminum tube with a first end of the rod having a longitudinally offset terminal portion for engaging the through-hole of the base section of the first scissors blade element, and a plastic actuator engaged to the other end of the rod for imparting reciprocal motion to the rod relative to the aluminum tube which is translated at the clevis into pivotal motion of the first scissors blade element. The first scissors blade element is preferably formed from investment cast bronze.

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