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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Nikhil M. Murdeshwar, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John R. Mensch, Plymouth, MN (US);
Zane R. Ward, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Kester J. Batchelor, Mound, MN (US);
Richard A. Thompson, II, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Evan M. Leingang, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Nelson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
The teachings herein provide an instrument comprising a forceps. The forceps comprise a hand piece; a tubular member connected to the hand piece; and a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw element and a second jaw element. The first jaw element includes a gripping section and a flexing section. The flexing section includes an arcuate section. The second jaw element opposes the first jaw element and includes a gripping section. The tubular member is moveable onto the arcuate section of the first jaw element so that the flexing section of the first jaw element is flexed and the jaw assembly is moved into a closed position. The first jaw element, the second jaw element, or both include a stiffening spine so that the jaw assembly is substantially rigid in the closed position.