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Atraumatic microsurgical forceps

  • US 10,413,445 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2017
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. 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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