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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
Russell E. Ahlberg, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
David T. Okihisa, Irvine, CA (US);
Russell E. Ahlberg, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Gary M. Johnson, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
David T. Okihisa, Irvine, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A laparoscopic scissors, comprising a pair of blades connected at a pivot, each of the blades having a length, a tip portion, a body portion, an outer surface, an inner surface and a cutting edge is provided. The tip portion may have a first body thickness and the body portion may have a second body thickness different from the first body thickness. During the cutting operation, the blades progressively move over each other to provide a point contact along the cutting edges. In another aspect of the invention, a process of manufacturing the pair of scissors of the invention is disclosed, comprising the steps of forming the blades into a desired shape with wire EDM processes from a pre-hardened block of material, and sharpening the cutting edges of the blades.