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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2023
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Jacob C. Baril, Norwalk, CT (US);
Saumya Banerjee, Southington, CT (US);
Justin J. Thomas, New Haven, CT (US);
Garrett P. Ebersole, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A surgical tissue grasper includes a handle assembly having a trigger, an endoscopic assembly, and a jaw assembly. The endoscopic assembly includes an outer tube and a driver. The driver is movable within the outer tube and operatively coupled to the trigger. The jaw assembly includes a stem detachably coupled to the driver, and a pair of jaws extending distally from the stem such that actuation of the trigger transitions the pair of jaws between spaced apart and approximated configurations to enable clamping of tissue. Each jaw of the pair of jaws includes a gripping portion and an outer support. The gripping portion is configured to engage tissue. The outer support is disposed outward of the gripping portion and coupled to an end portion of the gripping portion to enable flexing of the gripping portion or the outer support when a clamping force applied to tissue exceeds a predetermined threshold.