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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph Ezhil Rajan Picha Muthu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dinakar Golla, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Alan Vorp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Ezhil Rajan Picha Muthu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dinakar Golla, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Alan Vorp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A forceps device is provided for performing a surgical procedure. The device comprises a closeable jaw comprising jaw members having one or more force sensors deployed in a manner to measure force applied to the jaws of the device.