公开(公告)号：US20240116158A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18528394

申请日：2023-12-04

申请人： Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

发明人： Derrick Matthew Smith

IPC分类号： B25B27/14 ,  A61B17/122 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  F16L3/00

CPC分类号： B25B27/14 ,  A61B17/122 ,  B25B27/146 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  F16L3/00 ,  B25G1/102

摘要： A system and a method are disclosed for disconnecting clips. A clip separation tool includes two arms, the arms having jaws to receive connected clips at a distal end of the arms and handle portions on a proximal end for a user to engage the tool with his hand. A pivot mechanism is coupled to the arms, where, responsive to a force applied to the handle portions, the arms rotate relative to each other around the pivot mechanism such that the distal ends of the arms pivot away from one another and the proximal ends of the arms pivot towards one another. A spring biases the arms to rotate to an equilibrium position that is attained automatically under spring loading once the proximal ends of the arms are relieved of loading. The clip separation tool disconnects connected clips as the force causes the arms to rotate around the pivot mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US11865681B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US16934560

申请日：2020-07-21

申请人： Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

发明人： Derrick Matthew Smith

IPC分类号： B25B27/14 ,  F16L3/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B25G1/10 ,  B25B27/20 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  A61B17/122 ,  G06F113/10

CPC分类号： B25B27/14 ,  A61B17/122 ,  B25B27/146 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  F16L3/00 ,  B25B27/205 ,  B25G1/102 ,  G06F2113/10

摘要： A system and a method are disclosed for disconnecting clips. A clip separation tool includes two arms, the arms having jaws to receive connected clips at a distal end of the arms and handle portions on a proximal end for a user to engage the tool with his hand. A pivot mechanism is coupled to the arms, where, responsive to a force applied to the handle portions, the arms rotate relative to each other around the pivot mechanism such that the distal ends of the arms pivot away from one another and the proximal ends of the arms pivot towards one another. A spring biases the arms to rotate to an equilibrium position that is attained automatically under spring loading once the proximal ends of the arms are relieved of loading. The clip separation tool disconnects connected clips as the force causes the arms to rotate around the pivot mechanism.