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Articulating endoscopic surgical apparatus
Assignee: United States Surgical Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-20
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Granted: 1997-03-04
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Expires: 2014-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A surgical instrument is provided for use in endoscopic or laparoscopic surgery. The instrument includes a handle portion and an endoscopic portion. The endoscopic portion has an elongated tubular section having opposed proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of which extends from the handle portion, and an articulating section which is pivotally connected to the tubular section adjacent the distal end thereof. Tool means depend from the articulating section and a linkage mechanism is associated with the endoscopic portion for pivoting the articulating section relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubular section, within a 90° sector of rotation. In addition, the instrument includes means for rotating the endoscopic portion about its longitudinal axis.
Inventors
- 👤 Boris Zvenyatsky
- 👤 Ernest Aranyi
- 👤 H. Jonathan Tovey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1442; A61B17/2909; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2919; A61B2017/292; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2929; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2933; A61B2017/2936
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A surgical apparatus comprising: a) a handle assembly including a first actuator and a second actuator; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; c) a tool assembly including a tool housing pivotably associated with a distal end portion of the body portion, and at least two cooperating tool members pivotably mounted within the tool housing; d) a linkage assembly including at least one reciprocating link extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion to the tool housing, and configured to effect pivotable movement of the tool housing in response to actuation of the first actuator; and e) an actuation member extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion, to the cooperating tool members to effect pivotable movement of the tool members in response to actuation of the second actuator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A surgical apparatus comprising: a) a handle assembly including a first actuator and a second actuator; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; c) a tool assembly including a tool housing pivotably associated with a distal end portion of the body portion, and at least two cooperating tool members pivotably mounted within the tool housing; d) a linkage assembly including at least one reciprocating link extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion to the tool housing, and configured to effect pivotable movement of the tool housing in response to actuation of the first actuator; and e) an actuation member extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion, to the cooperating tool members to effect pivotable movement of the tool members in response to actuation of the second actuator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the linkage assembly includes an elongate extension link having a proximal end associated with the first actuator, and a pivot link having a first end associated with a distal end of the extension link and a second end mounted to the tool housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein each tool member has an angled cam slot defined therein and a cam pin is disposed in the tool housing to translate with respect to the cam slots in response to reciprocating movement of the actuation member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first actuator comprises a rotating member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the second actuator comprises a pivoting member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a third actuator operatively associated with the handle assembly for axially rotating the elongated body portion with respect to the handle assembly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the tool assembly includes two cooperating grasping jaws.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
130 words
A surgical apparatus comprising: a) a handle assembly including a first actuator and a second actuator; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; c) a tool assembly including a tool housing pivotably associated with a distal end portion of the body portion, and at least two cooperating tool members pivotably mounted within the tool housing; d) a first actuation member extending from the handle assembly through the body portion, and linked to the tool housing to effect pivotal movement of the tool housing in response to actuation of the first actuator; and e) a second actuation member extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion, to the tool housing to effect pivotable movement of the tool members in response to actuation of the second actuator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
130 words
A surgical apparatus comprising: a) a handle assembly including a first actuator and a second actuator; b) an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; c) a tool assembly including a tool housing pivotably associated with a distal end portion of the body portion, and at least two cooperating tool members pivotably mounted within the tool housing; d) a first actuation member extending from the handle assembly through the body portion, and linked to the tool housing to effect pivotal movement of the tool housing in response to actuation of the first actuator; and e) a second actuation member extending from the handle assembly, through the body portion, to the tool housing to effect pivotable movement of the tool members in response to actuation of the second actuator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein each tool member has an angled cam slot defined therein and a cam pin is disposed in the tool housing to translate with respect to the cam slots in response to reciprocating movement of the second actuation member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the first actuator comprises a rotating member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the second actuator comprises a pivoting member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surgical apparatus as recited in claim 8, further comprising a third actuator operatively associated with the handle assembly for axially rotating the elongated body portion with respect to the handle assembly.
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