Surgical grasper with articulated fingers

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• at least one articulated finger at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the articulated finger;
• a thumb being disposed at the distal end opposite the finger;
• a spring biasing the finger toward a retracted position;
• the finger being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the finger moves in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object;
• and
• further comprising a sleeve extending over said support rod, the sleeve being slidable over the support rod and wherein said thumb and articulated finger are pivotally mounted on the support rod, the sleeve being slidable so as to force said thumb and said articulated finger into a fully open retracted position wherein the thumb and finger extend longitudinally in line with said support rod, the sleeve being slidable to cover said thumb and finger in the retracted position to facilitate entry of the distal end into an opening in a body for a surgical procedure.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of articulated fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the articulated fingers;
• a thumb being disposed at the distal end opposite the fingers;
• a spring biasing the fingers toward a retracted position;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object;
• and
• further comprising netting extending between fingers for facilitating holding objects.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of articulated fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• a spring biasing the fingers toward a retracted position;
• a spring element disposed between adjacent fingers for biasing said fingers away from each other;
• and
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of articulated fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• a spring biasing the fingers toward a retracted position;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• further comprising a sleeve extending over said support rod, the sleeve being slidable over the support rod and wherein said fingers are pivotally mounted in the support rod, the sleeve being slidable so as to force said fingers into a fully open retracted position wherein the fingers extend longitudinally in line with said support rod, the sleeve being slidable to cover said fingers in the retracted position to facilitate entry of the distal end into an opening in a body for a surgical procedure.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of articulated fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• a spring biasing the fingers toward a retracted position;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• further comprising wires or netting extending between adjacent ones of said fingers for facilitating maintaining said space between the fingers and preventing entry of internal body parts into said space.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of articulated fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• a spring biasing the fingers toward a retracted position;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner against the bias of the spring to allow the fingers to grasp an object therebetween to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• wires or netting extending between adjacent fingers for facilitating maintaining a space between the fingers and preventing entry of internal body parts into the space.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the flexible fingers;
• a thumb being disposed at the distal end opposite the fingers;
• a spring element disposed between adjacent fingers for biasing said fingers away from each other;
• and
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• at least one flexible finger at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the flexible finger;
• a thumb being disposed at the distal end opposite the finger;
• the finger being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the finger moves in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object;
• and
• further comprising a sleeve extending over said support rod, the sleeve being slidable over the support rod and wherein said thumb and flexible finger are pivotally mounted on the support rod, the sleeve being slidable so as to force said thumb and said flexible finger into a fully open retracted position wherein the thumb and finger extend longitudinally in line with said support rod, the sleeve being slidable to cover said thumb and finger in the retracted position to facilitate entry of the distal end into an opening in a body for a surgical procedure.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the flexible fingers;
• a thumb being disposed at the distal end opposite the fingers;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object;
• and
• further comprising netting extending between fingers for facilitating holding objects.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• a spring element disposed between adjacent fingers for biasing said fingers away from each other;
• and
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• further comprising a sleeve extending over said support rod, the sleeve being slidable over the support rod and wherein said flexible fingers are pivotally mounted in the support rod, the sleeve being slidable so as to force said flexible fingers into a fully open retracted position wherein the fingers extend longitudinally in line with said support rod, the sleeve being slidable to cover said fingers in the retracted position to facilitate entry of the distal end into an opening in a body for a surgical procedure.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner away from each other to generate a space between the fingers to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• further comprising wires or netting extending between adjacent ones of said fingers for facilitating maintaining said space between the fingers and preventing entry of internal body parts into said space.

Surgical apparatus comprising:

• a support rod having proximal and distal ends;
• a plurality of flexible fingers at the distal end of the support rod;
• a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user;
• at least one connecting member connecting the finger grip and the fingers;
• the fingers being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the fingers move in a defined manner to allow the fingers to grasp an object therebetween to facilitate a surgical operation;
• and
• wires or netting extending between adjacent fingers for facilitating maintaining a space between the fingers and preventing entry of internal body parts into the space.