Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical instrument with flexible jaw mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 医用仪器具有柔性颚式机构
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Application No.: US13210142Application Date: 2011-08-15
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Publication No.: US08945174B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- Applicant: Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/28 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130046336A1 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH FLEXIBLE JAW MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2013-02-21
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