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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chinmay Deodhar, Kothrud, IN;
Asokan Thondiyath, Itt Madras, IN;
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/3201 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00353 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2938 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a four-jawed combinational scissor-grasper surgical tool for use in laparoscopy, Cutting and grasping functionalities are respectively enabled via movement of a pair of such specially contoured jaw members sliding against or splaying apart from the other pair. Also disclosed are means for achieving selectable interlocking of jaw members and mechanical linkage for their actuation by human user.