Slide slot type multi-arm clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12121254-B2
Application number	US-202117517921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2021
Priority date	May 5, 2019
Publication date	Oct 22, 2024
Grant date	Oct 22, 2024

Abstract

A slide slot type multi-arm clamp includes a handle, a catheter, a clamping portion, a spring tube and a control line. In practical applications, a surgical operator applies an axial thrust and a pulling force to the handle to drive the control line to move, so as to open/close and lock the clamping portion. Moreover, side clamp arms and a clamp base in the clamping portion can be easily separated from the catheter or the spring tube to stay in a human body so as to achieve the functions of hemostasis and tissue suture. The side slot type multi-arm clamp can achieve the effect of minimizing the length of the instrument retained in the human body by the cooperation between the side clamp arms and the clamp base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A slide slot type multi-arm clamp, comprising:
a handle;
a catheter, a proximal end of which is connected with the handle;
a clamping portion, which is connected detachably to a distal end of the catheter;
control lines, which are provided inside the catheter so as to connect the clamping portion and the handle;
wherein the clamping portion comprises at least two side clamp arms, at least one middle clamp arm and a clamp base; the side clamp arms are provided with moving slide slots, respectively, and the clamp base is provided with a pin axis, and the pin axis is slidable within the moving slide slots to control opening and closing of the side clamp arms; protruding parts are provided at distal ends of the moving slide slots, respectively, so as to restrict the pin axis to the distal ends of the moving slide slots and lock the side clamp arms; the middle clamp arm is connected fixedly with the clamp base;
the number of the control lines is the same as the number of the side clamp arms, each side clamp arm is connected to a respective control line for independently controlling the opening and closing of the side clamp arm,
wherein each protruding part comprises a buffer cavity and a limiting protrusion; the limiting protrusion is protruded on a side wall of a respective moving slide slot; the buffer cavity is a through hole provided on a respective side clamp arm and near the distal end of the moving slide slot, so that the limiting protrusion forms a beam structure.

2. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the slide slot type multi-arm clamp further comprises a spring tube connected with the catheter, the spring tube is a cylindrical tube sheath surrounding the control lines; the spring tube is connected detachably with the clamp base.

3. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 2 , wherein a proximal end of the clamp base is a round tubular structure, a plurality of arc-shaped protrusions are provided evenly on a side wall of the round tubular structure; the spring tube is provided with a round hole cooperated with the arc-shaped protrusions to achieve a detachable connection with the clamp base.

4. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 2 , wherein the clamping portion further comprises a separation claw connected with the clamp base; the separation claw comprises a pulling part connected with the control lines, and a plurality of deformable connecting arms provided on the pulling part;
at least one of the spring tube and the clamp base are provided with a plurality of holes for fixing the connecting arms, and when a pulling force of the control line increases to a deformation limit of the connecting arms, the connecting arms are separated from at least one of the spring tube and the clamp base.

5. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 4 , wherein each control line is provided with a respective connecting tube, each control line runs through the connecting tube; the connecting tube is contacted with the pulling part to pull the separation claw.

6. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a step is provided in a middle of the clamp base; a tail hook is provided at a proximal end of the side clamp arms, the side clamp arms are locked by cooperation between the tail hook and the step.

7. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a respective connecting post is provided at each distal end of each control line, a tail hole is provided at a proximal end of the side clamp arms, the tail hole is a semi-opening round hole or long round hole to accommodate the connecting post, and when a pulling force of each control line is greater than a deformation limit of the tail hole, the connecting post slides out of the tail hole.

8. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the side clamp arms and the middle clamp arm are further provided with a clamping tooth, so as to enhance a clamping ability of the side clamp arms and the middle clamp arm on a tissue.

9. The slide slot type multi-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a rotating portion in a polygonal structure is provided at the proximal end of the catheter, the rotating portion is provided with a rotating member with a polygonal inner bore, so as to make the rotating member be slidably connected with the rotating portion; and an anti-skid rubber ring is provided on an inner wall of the rotating member.

Assignees

• Micro Tech Nanjing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Zhi
• Fan Mingqiao
• Jin Hongyan
• Li Ning
• Li Changqing
• Xi Jiefeng
• Wei Jianyu

Classifications

• A61B2017/2934

  arcuate shaped guiding means · CPC title

• A61B2017/2911

  rings · CPC title

• A61B2017/2906

  Multiple forceps · CPC title

• A61B2017/2902

  characterized by features of the actuating rod · CPC title

• A61B17/1285

  for minimally invasive surgery · CPC title