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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Bryce Edmondson, Provo, UT (US);
Clayton Grames, Draper, UT (US);
Landen Bowen, State College, PA (US);
Eric Call, Vacaville, CA (US);
Terri Bateman, American Fork, UT (US);
Spencer Magleby, Provo, UT (US);
Larry Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
Surgical forceps for gripping internal organs during minimally invasive surgery are provided. The surgical forceps can be a sanitizable sheet in a folded configuration that includes a first elongate region which transitions to a resilient hinge which transitions to a second elongate region, all of which are formed of the same sheet. The first elongate region can further include a first grasper end opposite the resilient hinge and the second elongate region can include a second grasper end opposite the resilient hinge. The resilient hinge can apply a spring force to the first elongate region and the second elongate region that biases the forceps in an open configuration where the first grasper end and the second grasper end are distal from each other. When an external force is applied against the resilient hinge, the first grasper end can close against the second grasper end.