Grasper device for use in minimally invasive surgery
OwnerMichael Sheffer, Arkadi Gorensteininventors
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for use by a surgeon for grasping a tissue of a surgical patient without causing a crush injury of the tissue is disclosed. The instrument includes an elongate shaft having two ends with a handle at a first end of the shaft, and a grasping tip at a second end of the shaft. The grasping tip includes a body housing at least one suction element, wherein the at least one suction element mechanically produces suction locally (distally) within the grasping tip.
Claims26
A surgical instrument for use by a surgeon for grasping a tissue of a surgical patient without causing a crush injury of the tissue, the instrument comprising:
- a. an elongate shaft, said shaft having two ends, b. a handle at a first end of said shaft, and c. a grasping tip at a second end of said shaft, said grasping tip including a body, said body housing at least one suction element, wherein said at least one suction element mechanically produces suction locally within said grasping tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.