Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument
- Patent Title (中): 用于内窥镜仪器的旋转,平移和扭矩控制构件
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Application No.: US11924778Application Date: 2007-10-26
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Publication No.: US07862503B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Kevin W. Smith , Jose Luis Francese , Juergen A. Kortenbach , Robert Sixto, Jr.
- Applicant: Kevin W. Smith , Jose Luis Francese , Juergen A. Kortenbach , Robert Sixto, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Agency: Gordon & Jacobson, PC
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00

Abstract:
A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for opening and closing the jaws, a knob for rotating the jaw assembly, and a crank for dispensing clips. The knob and the lever are coupled to a single control member which extends through the coil to a joiner where it is joined to a pair of pull wires coupled to the jaws. The crank is coupled to a second control member which is threaded along a distal portion. The threaded portion engages a threaded member near the pusher and is coupled to the pusher such that rotation of the threaded control member by the crank causes the pusher to be moved distally.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080045786A1 Rotational, Translational and Torqueing Control Members for an Endoscopic Instrument Public/Granted day:2008-02-21
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