Surgical deep needle driver
OwnerPaul Brennan, Amit Kumarinventors
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to an improved deep needle driver for use when working on patients having significant tissue thicknesses, where conventional instruments are too short or do not provide suitable maneuverability within deep tissue. The driver includes a pair arms bent at two positions, where the arms are pivotally joined to form a movable jaw.
Claims19
A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a pair of arms, said arms each including an opposing surface on a first end and a feature for contact with a user's hand on a second end, wherein said arms are formed so as to have at least two bends therealong defining a midsection and uppermost section, with the first bend proximate the opposing surface and thereby separating the opposing surface from the midsection;
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- a pivot proximate the first bend of said arms, said pivot operatively connecting said arms and forming a joint, wherein movement of the second end of said arms causes the opposing surfaces on the first ends to move relative to one another.
A needle driver, comprising two arms and a hinge joining the two arms together, each of the two arms having a first end for grasping a needle, a second end for actuation by a user's fingers, a first bend near the first and, and a second bend near the second end in a direction opposite to a direction of the first bend.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.