Super atraumatic grasper apparatus

Details Super atraumatic grasper apparatus Super atraumatic grasper apparatus

2007-02-27

2007-02-27

Nguyen, Anhtuan T. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

Reexamination Certificate

active

10375528

ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a grasper arrangement having a pair of opposed, elongated, movable jaw members at a distal end of the grasper arrangement pinchably actuatable from a handle portion at a proximal end of the grasper arrangement. The jaw members each have a toothed insert attachably secured thereon. Each tooth insert has an array of teeth disposed thereon on a first side thereof. Each tooth insert has a securement arrangement on a second side thereof to securely engage the jaw member thereto. Each of the jaw members are of decreasing tapered thickness from a distal end thereof to a proximal end thereof.

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