Surgical apparatus having hinged jaw structure

Details Surgical apparatus having hinged jaw structure Surgical apparatus having hinged jaw structure

1992-09-23

1995-05-02

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

128751, A61B 1728

Patent

active

054115191

ABSTRACT:
A surgical apparatus is provided which includes a handle portion, an endoscopic portion extending longitudinally from the handle portion, and a pair of articulating jaw members each having first and second relatively articulatable sections movable between a contracted position and a deployed position. A tubular member is associated with the endoscopic portion of the instrument and is movable along the longitudinal axis thereof between a proximal position spaced from the jaw members and a distal position substantially enclosing the jaw members and maintaining them in their contracted position.

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