Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1994-05-24
1995-10-03
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
606174, 606205, 128751, A61B 1700
Patent
active
054548276
ABSTRACT:
An arthroscopic or endoscopic surgical instrument includes a manually engageable handle, a rigid stem section extending from the handle, and tissue engaging means for engaging tissue. The tissue engaging means includes first and second tissue engaging members. The first tissue engaging member is pivotable relative to the second tissue engaging member to engage tissue between the first and second tissue engaging members. An articulated shaft is connected between the stem section and the tissue engaging means and supports the tissue engaging means for movement between a plurality of orientations relative to the stem section. First actuator means is connected with the handle for bending the articulated shaft to change the orientation of the tissue engaging means relative to the stem section from a first orientation to a second orientation. Second actuator means is connected with the handle and with the first tissue engaging member for effecting pivotal movement of the first tissue engaging member relative to the second tissue engaging member to engage tissue between the first and second tissue engaging members when the tissue engaging means is in any of its plurality of orientations relative to the stem section.
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Aust Gilbert M.
Taylor Timothy E.
Lewis William
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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