US5928264A
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Tissue grasping device
Assignee: SUGAR SURICAL TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-01
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2017-08-01
Abstract
Abstract A tissue grasping device is disclosed having a distal end and a proximal end and a central axis extending from end to end. Three tissue engaging tines are located at the distal end, two of which are rotatable, and one of which is spaced from the other two and slidable lengthwise of the plicator. The tines are parallel to one another and to the main axis of the plicator. Actuating mechanism in the form of rack and pinion mechanisms rotate the rotatable tines relative to one another, to grip a portion of the tissue. The non-rotatable times space the portion of the tissue being operated on from the rotatable tine. A push-pull knob mechanism or a thumb-operated lever is employed at the proximal end of the plicator to slide the non-rotatable tine lengthwise of the device to position it in and out of its operating position.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Sugarbaker
- 👤 Andy H. Levine
- 👤 Nicholas F. Warner
- 👤 Eric E. May
- 👤 Lawrence Crainich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/2909; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2923; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, parallel, tissue engaging tines extending from the distal end of the mechanism and movable in arcs toward and away from each other in parallelism; a non-rotatable tine extendable from the distal end in a linear path parallel to the movable tines; extending mechanism connected to the non-rotatable tine for moving said non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; and actuating mechanism connected to the movable tines for moving said movable tines in arcs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, parallel, tissue engaging tines extending from the distal end of the mechanism and movable in arcs toward and away from each other in parallelism; a non-rotatable tine extendable from the distal end in a linear path parallel to the movable tines; extending mechanism connected to the non-rotatable tine for moving said non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; and actuating mechanism connected to the movable tines for moving said movable tines in arcs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises manually operated rack and pinion gears.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical device according to claim 2, wherein the actuating mechanism is a finger operated lever pivotally mounted at the proximal end and engagable with the rack and pinion gears.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical device according to claim 1, wherein the extending mechanism is a manually operated push-pull device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A surgical device according to claim 1, wherein the extending mechanism is a finger operated gear and pinion engagable with a rack on the non-rotatable tine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a central axis, a proximal end and a distal end; at least one, rotatable, tissue engaging tine extending from the distal end and movable in an arc in parallelism with the axis; a non-rotatable tine movable linearly from the proximal end toward and away from the distal end in parallelism with the axis; actuating mechanism connected to the at least one rotatable tine for rotating said one rotatable tine in an arc toward and away from the non-rotatable tine for releasably gripping and manipulating tissue.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a central axis, a proximal end and a distal end; at least one, rotatable, tissue engaging tine extending from the distal end and movable in an arc in parallelism with the axis; a non-rotatable tine movable linearly from the proximal end toward and away from the distal end in parallelism with the axis; actuating mechanism connected to the at least one rotatable tine for rotating said one rotatable tine in an arc toward and away from the non-rotatable tine for releasably gripping and manipulating tissue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical device according to claim 6, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises manually operated rack and pinion gears.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical device according to claim 6, wherein the actuating mechanism is a finger operated lever pivotally mounted at the proximal end and engagable with the rack and pinion gears.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
112 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a central axis, a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, tissue engaging tines extending from the distal end and movable in arcs in parallelism with the axis and with each other; a non-rotatable tine movable linearly from the proximal end toward and away from the distal end in parallelism with the axis; extending mechanism connected to the non-rotatable tine for moving said non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; and actuating mechanism for rotating said rotatable tines in arcs toward and away from the non-rotatable tine for releasably gripping and manipulating tissue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
112 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a central axis, a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, tissue engaging tines extending from the distal end and movable in arcs in parallelism with the axis and with each other; a non-rotatable tine movable linearly from the proximal end toward and away from the distal end in parallelism with the axis; extending mechanism connected to the non-rotatable tine for moving said non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; and actuating mechanism for rotating said rotatable tines in arcs toward and away from the non-rotatable tine for releasably gripping and manipulating tissue.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical device according to claim 9, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises manually operated rack and pinion gears.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical device according to claim 10, wherein the actuating mechanism is a finger operated lever pivotally mounted at the proximal end and engagable with the rack and pinion gears.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical device according to claim 9, wherein the extending mechanism is a manually operated push-pull device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A surgical device according to claim 9, wherein the extending mechanism is a finger operated gear and pinion engagable with a rack on the non-rotatable tine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
108 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, parallel, tissue engaging tines extending from the proximal end of the mechanism and movable in arcs toward and away from each other in parallelism; a non-rotatable tine extendable from the distal end in a linear path parallel to the movable tines; extending mechanism for moving the non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; actuating mechanism for moving the movable tines in arcs; and a hand grip at the proximal end of the device mounting the extending mechanism and the actuating mechanism.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
108 words
A surgical device comprising: a tissue manipulating mechanism having a proximal end and a distal end; at least two rotatable, parallel, tissue engaging tines extending from the proximal end of the mechanism and movable in arcs toward and away from each other in parallelism; a non-rotatable tine extendable from the distal end in a linear path parallel to the movable tines; extending mechanism for moving the non-rotatable tine toward and away from the distal end parallel with the rotatable tines; actuating mechanism for moving the movable tines in arcs; and a hand grip at the proximal end of the device mounting the extending mechanism and the actuating mechanism.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical device according to claim 14, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises manually operated rack and pinion gears.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A surgical device according to claim 15, wherein the extending mechanism comprises a rack formed on the proximal end of the non-rotating tine, a pinion gear engagable with the rack and a hand-operated driving gear engagable with the pinion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical device according to claim 14, wherein the extending mechanism is a manually operated push-pull device.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A surgical device according to claim 14, wherein the extending mechanism comprises: a rack formed on the proximal end of the non-rotating tine, a pinion gear engagable with the rack and a hand-operated driving gear engagable with the pinion.
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