Hand-assisted laparoscopy forceps
OwnerNathan Goldininventor
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Abstract
A medical instrument for use in surgical procedures such as laparoscopic surgery includes a flexible coupler that secures the instrument to the base of a surgeon's hand or wrist. The flexible coupler assists in securing the instrument within the hand by allowing providing a means of tensioning the device within the hand of the surgeon. In this manner, the medical instrument may be used within the patient. The instrument is small enough to be easily passed through an opening in the abdomen of a patient while being held within or against the palm of the hand. The instrument includes two branches connected together via a base. Each branch includes a jaw, an exterior gripping surface, and a working end arranged opposite the base. Teeth may be provided on an interior surface of each jaw.
Claims20
A pair of laparoscopic forceps comprising:
- a base having a hole that extends through the base;
- a first branch extending from said base and having an inner and an outer surface area, said first branch having a working end arranged opposite the base;
- a second branch extending from said base and being parallel to said first branch, said second branch having an inner and an outer surface area, said second branch having a working end arranged opposite the base;
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- a flexible attachment means that passes through said base and includes an opening through which a surgeon's hand passes.
A pair of laparoscopic forceps comprising:
- a base having an opening that extends through the base;
- a pair of parallel branches extending from said base, each parallel branch having an inner surface, an outer surface area and a working end arranged opposite the base;
- a flexible attachment means that passes through opening that extends through said base, said flexible attachment means including an opening through which a surgeon's hand passes.
A pair of laparoscopic forceps comprising:
- a base having a hole that extends through the base;
- a first branch extending from said base and having an inner and an outer surface area, said first branch having a working end arranged opposite the base;
- a second branch extending from said base and being parallel to said first branch, said second branch having an inner and an outer surface area, said second branch having a working end arranged opposite the base;
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- a flexible attachment means that passes through said base and includes an opening through which a surgeon's hand passes;
- wherein the exterior surfaces of the branches comprise undulations that provide an area where the surgeon directs pressure to operate the forceps to grip tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.