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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kester J. Batchelor, Mound, MN (US);
Theodore C. Blus, Shoreview, MN (US);
Tailin Fan, Nashua, NH (US);
Riyad Moe, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 18/1447 (2013.01); A61B 17/2804 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2937 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1462 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02);
Abstract
An instrument including a first arm and a second arm. The first arm includes a first jaw including a first distal end. The second arm includes a second jaw including a second distal end. One of the first jaw and the second jaw includes a first protrusion. When the instrument is moved into a closed configuration, the first distal end and the second distal end make contact, which occurs after the first protrusion and the opposing jaw make contact.