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Medical instrument with flexible jaw mechanism
US8945174B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8945174-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113210142-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | Aug 15, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A medical instrument includes a unitary jaw structure having: a connector portion, a first jaw portion flexibly integral with the connector portion, a first arm portion integral with the first jaw portion, and an actuator portion flexibly integral with the first arm portion for causing rotating motion of the first jaw portion upon linear motion of the actuator portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A medical instrument comprising: a unitary jaw structure having: a connector portion, a first jaw portion flexibly integral with the connector portion, a second jaw portion integral with the connector portion, a first arm portion integral with the first jaw portion, and an actuator portion flexibly integral with the first arm portion for causing rotating motion of the first jaw portion upon linear motion of the actuator portion, wherein the connec…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8945174B2 cover?
- A medical instrument includes a unitary jaw structure having: a connector portion, a first jaw portion flexibly integral with the connector portion, a first arm portion integral with the first jaw portion, and an actuator portion flexibly integral with the first arm portion for causing rotating motion of the first jaw portion upon linear motion of the actuator portion.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Blumenkranz Stephen J, Intuitive Surgical Operations
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B17/29. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).