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US 2016/0235498 A1Published application
Measuring devices for medical tools
OwnerAnthony G. Stanley, Donald L. Huzzie, Sr.inventors
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Abstract
Measuring devices that can be incorporated with gripping tools are described. The measuring devices can be integral to a gripping tool or can be removably attachable to a gripping tool. The measuring devices can be incorporated in conjunction with a gripping tool for use in a medical application such as a clamp, a hemostat, a forceps, or the like. Devices can be utilized to determine a straight length and/or to determine the spread of the jaws a gripping tool associated with the device.
Claims31
A medical tool comprising:
- a first arm;
- a first jaw in mechanical communication with the first arm;
- a second arm attached to the first arm at a pivot point;
- a second jaw in mechanical communication with the second arm, wherein relative motion between the first arm and the second arm at the pivot point causes the jaws to move from a first position to a second position;
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- a distance guide extending along at least a portion of a length of the first arm.
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A measuring device comprising:
- a first edge comprising an attachment for attaching the measuring device to a gripping tool including a first jaw and a second jaw capable of moving with respect to one another;
- a second edge;
- a distance guide at or near the second edge, the distance guide being correlated with the jaws of the gripping tool such that an alignment between a component of the gripping tool and the distance guide indicates a distance between the jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.