EP0018698A1
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A pinching device for surgical purposes
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1980-05-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2000-05-02
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a pinching device for surgical purposes comprising two parallel jaw elements 4, 3 having each a supporting part 1,2 one of which is provided with a pin (6) at right angles thereto and the other having a sleeve (5) mounted at right angles thereto and fitting around said pin. The pinching device according to the invention is characterized in that one supporting part is provided with a guide pin (7) and the other has a bore (8) receiving said pin located in the same plane as the first-mentioned pin and sleeve.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerrit Sjoerd Groot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/30; A61B17/12; A61B2017/12004; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/44; Y10T24/44573; Y10T24/44615; Y10T24/44624
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A pinching device for surgical purposes comprising two parallel jaw elements having each a supporting part, one of which is provided with a pin at right angles thereto and the other having a sleeve mounted at right angles thereto and fitting around said pin, characterized in that one supporting part (1) is provided with a guide pin (7) and the other (2) has a bore (8) receiving said pin (7) located in the same plane as the first-mentioned pin (6) and the sleeve (5).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A pinching device for surgical purposes comprising two parallel jaw elements having each a supporting part, one of which is provided with a pin at right angles thereto and the other having a sleeve mounted at right angles thereto and fitting around said pin, characterized in that one supporting part (1) is provided with a guide pin (7) and the other (2) has a bore (8) receiving said pin (7) located in the same plane as the first-mentioned pin (6) and the sleeve (5).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A pinching device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve (5) is located on the side of a jaw element (3) of a supporting part (2).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A pinching device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the two pins (6,7) are fastened to the same support.ing part (1).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A pinching device as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that one of the pins (7) is provided near its free end with a thickened portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pinching device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the thickened portion is a circlip (9) located in an uninterrupted groove (10) in the pin (7).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pinching device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the supporting parts (1,2) have each at the free ends on the proximal sides a cavity (11,12) for receiving a finger.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A pinching device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that in the plane in which they are relatively displaceable the supporting parts (1,2) are spaced apart by a larger distance than the jaw elements (3,4).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A pinching device as claimed in anyone of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that on one supporting part (2) the sleeve (5) is partly broken away on the side facing the other supporting part (1) and the associated jaw element (3) and on the side remote therefrom.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pinching device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the circlip (9) can pass resiliently through the bore (8) or the sleeve (5) by exerting a great force.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
FR2011330A1
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