Endoscopic forceps instrument
AssigneePENTAX Corporation
InventorSatoshi Kidooka
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Abstract
An endoscopic forceps instrument has an inserting portion to be inserted into a body cavity through an endoscope, a clevis, a pair of rivets, and a pair of opposing jaws. The clevis is coupled to a distal end of the inserting portion. The pair of rivets is coupled to the clevis. Each of the rivets has a tip end that is swaged in order to fix the rivet to the clevis. The pair of opposing jaws is pivotably coupled to respective rivets so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The pair of rivets is arranged in parallel to each other. Further, the pair of rivets is arranged such that the tip ends thereof, which are swaged and therefore having relatively low mechanical strength, are located and swaged at opposite sides of the clevis.
Claims12
An endoscopic forceps instrument having an inserting portion to be inserted into a body cavity through an endoscope, comprising:
- a clevis coupled to a distal end of said inserting portion;
- a pair of rivet members that extend through bores formed in said clevis to be coupled to said clevis, each of said rivet members having a head at one end thereof and an engaging portion at other end thereof, said head having a shape and size that does not allow said head to pass through said bores, said engaging portion being engaged with said clevis to fix said rivet member to said clevis, said rivet members being arranged parallel to each other and such that said heads are located at opposite sides of said clevis;
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- a pair of opposing jaws pivotably coupled to respective rivet members so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position.
A forceps jaw assembly, comprising:
- a clevis having a base couplable to a distal end of an inserting portion of an endoscopic forceps instrument;
- a pair of rivet members that extend through bores in said clevis to be coupled to said clevis, each of said rivet members having a head at one end thereof and an engaging portion at other end thereof, said head having a shape and size that does not allow said head to pass through said bores, said engaging portion being engaged with said clevis to fix said rivet member to said clevis, said rivet members being arranged parallel to each other and such that said heads are located at opposite sides of said clevis;
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- a pair of opposing jaws pivotably coupled to respective rivet members so as to be movable between an open position and a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.