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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2010
Ran Oren, Kibbutz Gaaton-Doar-Na Oshrat, IL;
Eran Zakai, Moshav Yodfat-Doar-Na Misgav, IL;
Dan Moor, Kibbutz Gaaton-Doar-Na Oshrat, IL;
Ran Oren, Kibbutz Gaaton-Doar-Na Oshrat, IL;
Eran Zakai, Moshav Yodfat-Doar-Na Misgav, IL;
Dan Moor, Kibbutz Gaaton-Doar-Na Oshrat, IL;
T.A.G. Medical Devices—Agriculture Cooperative Ltd., Kibbutz Gaaton, IL;
Abstract
A surgical instrument assembly particularly useful in endoscopic surgery includes a sleeve to be received on a user's finger and integrally formed at one side with a socket; and an elastic member formed at a mid-portion thereof with a pair of arms elastically-urged to a closed position to serve as a pair of forceps for grasping objects. The elastic member is further integrally formed at one end with a mounting strip folded to overlie said pair of arms for mounting the elastic member within said socket, and at the opposite with a finger-engageable strip folded to underlie said pair of arms. The finger-engageable strip terminates in a cam element movable by the elasticity of the elastic member between said pair of arms to cam them apart to an open position to release a grasped object.