Crimping instrument with motion limiting feature
AssigneeLSI Solutions, Inc.
InventorsJude S. Sauer, Jonathan Gross
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Abstract
A surgical crimping instrument for crimping a sleeve including an anvil and a hammer moveable relative to each other to crimp the sleeve, a pusher movable longitudinally and engaging the hammer and/or anvil for urging the hammer and the anvil together as the pusher moves longitudinally from a first position to a second position, and cooperative stops adjacent to the hammer and the anvil for limiting the relative movement of the hammer towards the anvil.
Claims40
An instrument for crimping a sleeve to a surgical suture comprising:
- (a) an anvil;
- (b) a hammer movable relative to the anvil for crimping a sleeve therebetween;
- (c) a pusher for engaging one of the hammer and anvil and relatively moveable for urging the hammer and the anvil together as the pusher moves longitudinally from a first position to a second position;
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- (d) cooperating stops adjacent to the hammer and the anvil for limiting the relative movement of the hammer and the anvil to control the amount of crimp.
A surgical crimping instrument for crimping a sleeve comprising:
- (a) a housing capable of receiving the crimping sleeve;
- (b) a resilient crimper including an anvil and a hammer disposed within the housing;
- (c) a stop on one of the anvil or hammer to limit movement between the hammer and the anvil;
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- (d) a driver-cutter with a sharp end, forming a channel partially containing the resilient crimper such that the driver-cutter is movable relative to the resilient crimper.
An instrument for crimping a sleeve to a surgical suture comprising:
- (a) an anvil;
- (b) a hammer movable relative to the anvil for crimping a sleeve therebetween;
- (c) a pusher for engaging one of the hammer and anvil and relatively moveable for urging the hammer and the anvil together as the pusher moves longitudinally from a first position to a second position;
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- (d) cooperating stops adjacent to the hammer and the anvil for limiting the relative movement of the hammer and the anvil to control the amount of crimp in which the cooperating stops prevent further relative movement of the hammer and the anvil after the pusher reaches an intermediate position between the first position and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.