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US 2014/0005697 A1Published application
Handleless Clamping Device
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsAdam Gold, David J. Danitz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to surgical clamps and clamp devices that provide a handle-free surgical field. The clamp jaws may be opened or closed by a rotationally or translationally moveable drive element that may be actuated from a position proximal or distal to the jaws. The surgical clamps may also be deployed using a clamp applier which slidably engages the clamp along a wire to releasably attach itself to the clamp.
Claims15
1-8. (canceled)
A medical device comprising:
- a tool including a first jaw portion, a second jaw portion pivotally coupled to the first jaw portion, and a first actuation element operatively coupled to at least one of the first jaw portion and the second jaw portion;
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- a tool actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the tool, including a first rotating element pivotally coupled to a second rotating element,
- wherein rotation of the first rotating element about a rotational axis of the first rotating element rotates the second rotating element about a rotational axis of the second rotating element, and
- wherein rotation of the second rotating element about the rotational axis of the second rotating element translates the first actuation element along the rotational axis of the second rotating element to pivotally actuate the at least one of the first jaw portion and the second jaw portion.
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A method of operating a medical device comprising a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion, the method comprising:
- moving a second rotating element relative to a first rotating element such that the rotational axis of the second rotating element is not parallel to the rotational axis of the first rotating element;
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- rotating the first rotating element about the rotational axis of the first rotating element to cause rotation of the second rotating element about the rotational axis of the second rotating element,
- wherein the rotation of the second rotating element causes translation of a first actuation element along the rotational axis of the second rotating element, and
- wherein the translation of the first actuation element causes pivotal motion of the first jaw portion towards the second jaw portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.