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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kester J. Batchelor, Mound, MN (US);
Richard J. Curtis, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ryan J. Windgassen, Nowthen, MN (US);
Assignee:
Gyms Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 17/2812 (2013.01); A61B 17/2833 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); A61B 17/282 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00273 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00958 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2018/146 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1462 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical forceps comprising: a first working arm and a second working arm configured to move towards and away from each other; and an electromagnetic latching system; wherein the electromagnetic latching system is configured to create a force that is in a direction aligned with closing of the forceps or opposite to the closing of the forceps when an electromagnetic activation button is depressed.