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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Stephen Donnigan, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Eric Sugalski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Erik Holverson, Naperville, IL (US);
Randall Koplin, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Michael Gregor, Chicago, IL (US);
Stephen Donnigan, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Eric Sugalski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Erik Holverson, Naperville, IL (US);
Randall Koplin, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Michael Gregor, Chicago, IL (US);
Conmed Corporation, Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
A jaw movement mechanism for surgical tools has improved mechanical efficiency and other advantages. The jaw movement mechanism controls the orientation and position of a movable jaw relative to a fixed jaw through a range of movement of the movable jaw. The jaws maintain a parallel orientation throughout a portion of the range of movement of the movable jaw. The jaws maintain an angular relationship throughout a portion of the range of movement of the movable jaw.