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US 2023/0056024 A1Published application
Endoscopic cutting forceps with jaw clamp lever latching mechanism
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d.b.a. Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorsDennis G. Lamser, John Mensch, Riyad Moe
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Abstract
A lever latching system comprising: a housing; a lever having a latch pin fixedly mounted to the lever, the lever being movably mounted to the housing so that the latch pin moves in an arc; and a latch plate movably mounted to the housing for linear movement with respect to the housing, the latch plate comprising a labyrinth for receiving the latch pin.
Claims21
(canceled)
A latching system comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member comprising a latch pin, the second member being movably mounted to the first member so that the latch pin moves in a prescribed motion;
- a selector plate movably mounted to the first member;
- a latch plate movably mounted to the selector plate and comprising a labyrinth for selectively receiving the latch pin;
- and
- a spring for biasing the latch plate with respect to the selector plate;
- wherein the selector plate moves the latch plate between an engaged position wherein the labyrinth intersects the prescribed motion and a disengaged position wherein the labyrinth does not intersect the prescribed motion.
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A latching system comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member comprising a latch pin, the second member being movably mounted to the first member so that the latch pin moves in a prescribed motion;
- a selector plate movably mounted to the first member;
- and
- a latch plate movably mounted to the selector plate and comprising a labyrinth for selectively receiving the latch pin;
- wherein the selector plate is operable to move the latch plate between an engaged position wherein the labyrinth intersects the prescribed motion and a disengaged position wherein the labyrinth does not intersect the prescribed motion.
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A latching system comprising:
- a first member:
- a second member comprising a latch pin, the second member being movable relative to the first member so that the latch pin is movable in a prescribed motion;
- a latch plate comprising a labyrinth for selectively receiving the latch pin, the latch plate positionable relative to the second member such that the labyrinth intersects the prescribed motion;
- and
- a spring for biasing the latch plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.