Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical forceps
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Application No.: US14904867Application Date: 2013-08-07
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Publication No.: US10646267B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Weijiang Ding
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: Covidien LLP
- Current Assignee: Covidien LLP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- International Application: PCT/CN2013/080948 WO 20130807
- International Announcement: WO2015/017992 WO 20150212
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
An end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members pivotable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. The first and second jaw members include first and second proximal flanges, respectively. A pivot pin couples the proximal flanges of the jaw members to one another. The pivot pin includes a body and a head. The body is coupled to the first proximal flange. The head defines a first ramped surface configured to slidably contact a second ramped surface of the second proximal flange. In the spaced-apart position of the jaw members, the first and second ramped surfaces are oppositely disposed such that a maximum clearance is defined between the first and second proximal flanges. In the approximated position of the jaw members, the first and second ramped surfaces are similarly disposed such that a minimum clearance is defined between the first and second proximal flanges.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160157921A1 SURGICAL FORCEPS Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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