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US 10,942,537 B2Granted
Endoscopic cutting forceps with jaw clamp lever latching mechanism
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsDennis G. Lamser, John R. Mensch, Riyad Moe
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Abstract
A lever latching system comprising: a housing; a lever having a latch pin fixedly mounted to the lever, the lever being movably mounted to the housing so that the latch pin moves in an arc; and a latch plate movably mounted to the housing for linear movement with respect to the housing, the latch plate comprising a labyrinth for receiving the latch pin.
Claims15
A lever latching system comprising:
- a housing;
- a lever having a latch pin fixedly mounted to said lever, said lever being movably mounted to said housing so that said latch pin moves in a prescribed motion;
- a latch plate movably mounted to said housing for linear movement with respect to said housing, said latch plate comprising a labyrinth for receiving said latch pin;
- and
- a spring for biasing said latch plate with respect to said housing,
- wherein said spring is formed integral with said latch plate.
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A lever latching system comprising:
- a housing;
- a lever having a latch pin fixedly mounted to said lever, said lever being movably mounted to said housing so that said latch pin moves in a prescribed motion;
- a selector plate movably mounted to said housing;
- a latch plate comprising a labyrinth for selectively receiving said latch pin, said latch plate being movably mounted to said selector plate;
- and
- a spring for biasing said latch plate with respect to said selector plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.