US 2018/0000643 A1 · ATRAUMATIC MICROSURGICAL FORCEPS

Abstract

An atraumatic microsurgical forceps may include an actuation structure, an actuation sleeve having an actuation sleeve distal end and an actuation sleeve proximal end, a surgical blank, and atraumatic forceps jaws of the surgical blank having atraumatic forceps jaws distal ends and atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends. The surgical blank may be disposed within the actuation sleeve wherein at least a portion of the atraumatic forceps jaws extends from the actuation sleeve distal end. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to gradually extend the actuation sleeve over the atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends. An extension of the actuation sleeve over the atraumatic forceps jaws proximal ends may be configured to gradually close the atraumatic forceps jaws wherein the atraumatic forceps jaws initially contact at the atraumatic forceps jaws distal ends.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

compressing an actuation structure of an instrument wherein the actuation structure has an actuation structure distal end and an actuation structure proximal end;
extending a nosecone relative to a surgical blank wherein the nosecone has a nosecone distal end and a nosecone proximal end and wherein the surgical blank has a surgical blank distal end and a surgical blank proximal end and wherein the nosecone has a first barb and wherein the instrument has a tube having a tube distal end and a tube proximal end and wherein the tube distal end interfaces with the first barb and forms a first hermetic seal;
and
extending an actuation sleeve relative to the surgical blank wherein the actuation sleeve has an actuation sleeve distal end and an actuation sleeve proximal end.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Atraumatic microsurgical forceps

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Atraumatic microsurgical forceps

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Abstract

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