Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical tool
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Application No.: US14934865Application Date: 2015-11-06
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Publication No.: US09861371B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Keith Edward Martin , Michael J. Banchieri , Haskell Simpkins , Benjamin Krupp , David Parrott
- Applicant: Keith Edward Martin , Michael J. Banchieri , Haskell Simpkins , Benjamin Krupp , David Parrott
- Applicant Address: US OH Mason
- Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mason
- Agency: Willis IP
- Agent Ryan Willis
- Main IPC: A61B17/128
- IPC: A61B17/128 ; A61B17/122 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/29

Abstract:
A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control configured to direct repositioning of the pair of repositionable jaws.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170014137A1 SURGICAL TOOL Public/Granted day:2017-01-19
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