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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Alyssa M. Sawyer, Broomfield, CO (US);
Purvishkumar H. Soni, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A forceps includes a housing, an elongated shaft assembly, and a cam assembly. The housing includes a movable handle pivotally coupled to the housing. The elongated shaft assembly is coupled to the housing and extends distally to support jaw members at a distal end thereof. One or both of the jaw members is selectively moveable relative to the other jaw member between a spaced apart position for manipulating tissue and a closed position for compressing tissue therebetween. The cam assembly is supported in the housing and includes an eccentric cam cable and an eccentric cam. The eccentric cam cable is operably coupled to the movable handle and positioned to rotate the eccentric cam upon movement thereof, wherein rotation of the eccentric cam reduces an amount of force on the movable handle required to move the jaw members to the closed position to compress tissue disposed between the jaw members.