Surgery – Instruments
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-03
2011-05-03
Dvorak, Linda C (Department: 3779)
Surgery
Instruments
C600S104000, C606S205000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07935106
ABSTRACT:
In a forceps1of the present invention, an operating section12is provided with a main body12and a pair of slider sections13which advance and retract an operating wire11by relative closing-and-departing motions thereof; the slider section13is provided with a thumb hole section16to which a thumb is engaged to operate the operating section12; the main body12is provided with a second finger-receiving section21having a sandwiched section21ato be sandwiched between a first finger and a second finger and thereby being engaged with the first finger and the second finger; and when an operating duct section6is inserted within a forceps channel, a distance from the second finger-receiving section21to a forceps opening is longer than a distance from a thumb hole section16to the forceps opening.
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Japanese Office Action dated Jan. 26, 2010 with translation.
Dvorak Linda C
Nia Alireza
Olympus Corporation
Scully , Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
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