Gripper means for medical instruments

Abstract

Abstract Gripper means on each of a pair of gripping parts (1) of a gripping tool, particularly a medical instrument, wherein the teeth (3) and the interstices (5) on one side of an imaginary longitudinal median line (2) form a surface relief pattern which is substantially duplicated by the teeth (4) and interstices (6) on the other side of the line (2), but in the reverse sense, so that imaginary folding of the whole surface along the median line (2) will result in a substantial mating fit between teeth (3, 4) on one side of the line (2) and interstices (5, 6) on the other side of the line (2). Preferably the teeth (3, 4) extend at the same angle on the two sides of the longitudinal median line (2) of the part, the teeth (3) on one side being staggered relative to those (4) on the other side. Desirably the gripping parts (1) are of substantially identical construction so that a substantial mating fit is provided between the teeth (3, 4) and interstices (5, 6) of one of the pair of gripping parts (1) with the corresponding teeth and interstices of the other gripping part when the two gripping parts are brought together in use.

Inventors

• 👤 Michael Porat
• 👤 Amir Porat

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