US4793349A
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Needle holder for surgery
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-03-13
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Granted: 1988-12-27
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Expires: 2006-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A hand held surgical needle holder for turning and gripping microsurgical needles. The needle holder is of the tweezer type with two spaced tongs having a cylindrical central portion. Pointed tips on the prongs are brought toward each other by pressure to grip the needle. One of the tips is hooked and extends beyond the end of the other tip member. The needle is held between the hooked surfaces as the cylindrical central portion is rotated to spin the needle in an arc.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry P. Weinrib
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3201; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/062; A61B17/30; B; B25; B25B; B25B9/00; B25B9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A hand-held surgical tool for turning and gripping microsurgical curved needles having ends, said tool comprising: an elongated body for grasping by the user and having a generally cylindrical central portion for spinning about a longitudinal axis through said body, spaced upper and lower tips on said body adapted to be moved toward each other to grip the needle, said tips terminating in sharp pointed ends, one of said ends on said first tip being a hooked end and having a first curved surface for hooking under a microsurgical needle and for holding the needle while it pivots its ends downwardly, said second end having a shorter length than said hooked end, said hooked end on said first tip extending beyond said second end and extending across the longitudinal axis and over said second end, a second curved surface on the end of the second tip facing the first curved surface to engage a side of the microsurgical needle when the tips are moved together, said second curved surface engaging and rolling the needle along the first curved surface to swing the ends upwardly as the tips are brought to the closed gripping position, said needle being held between said curved surfaces as the cylindrical central section is turned to spin the microsurgical needle ends in an arc.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A hand-held surgical tool for turning and gripping microsurgical curved needles having ends, said tool comprising: an elongated body for grasping by the user and having a generally cylindrical central portion for spinning about a longitudinal axis through said body, spaced upper and lower tips on said body adapted to be moved toward each other to grip the needle, said tips terminating in sharp pointed ends, one of said ends on said first tip being a hooked end and having a first curved surface for hooking under a microsurgical needle and for holding the needle while it pivots its ends downwardly, said second end having a shorter length than said hooked end, said hooked end on said first tip extending beyond said second end and extending across the longitudinal axis and over said second end, a second curved surface on the end of the second tip facing the first curved surface to engage a side of the microsurgical needle when the tips are moved together, said second curved surface engaging and rolling the needle along the first curved surface to swing the ends upwardly as the tips are brought to the closed gripping position, said needle being held between said curved surfaces as the cylindrical central section is turned to spin the microsurgical needle ends in an arc.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The tool in accordance with claim 1 in which said first and second curved surfaces are curved in the fore and aft directions of the tips, said curved surfaces defining a straight transverse line for engaging the curved needle at outer edges of one tip with the curved needle being engageable at a curved center portion by the other tip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The tool in accordance with claim 1 in which alignment means hold the tips in a given plane of movement between open and closed positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The tool in accordance with claim 3 in which the alignment means comprises a convolute spring having upper and lower coils connected to the first and second tips, respectively, said coils biasing the tips apart toward the open position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The tool in accordance with claim 3 in which the alignment means comprises an elongated key and slot means on said tips for continuous and progressive engagement and disengagement in the open and closed positions as well as all intermediate positions as the tips open and close between the open and closed positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The tool in accordance with claim 1 including a rounded exterior end wall on the first tip opposite the first curved surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The tool in accordance with claim 1 in which said hooked end having a curved surface with a larger radiused curvature than the curved surface on said second tip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tool in accordance with claim 6 in which the respective curved surfaces on the first and second tips are spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the diameter of the needle so that the needle will be gripped therebetween.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A tool in accordance with claim 1 in which said curved surface on said hooked end has a radius in the range of 1 mm to 3 mm.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-12-27 | 1992-06-27 | 1992-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-12-27 | 1996-06-27 | 1996-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-12-27 | 2000-06-27 | 2000-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |