Finger mounting for surgical instruments particularly useful in open and endoscopic surgery
First Claim
1. A finger mounting for a surgical instrument, comprising:
- a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user;
said sleeve having an open proximal end for application to the outer end of the user'"'"'s finger, an open distal end for exposing the outer tip of the user'"'"'s finger when mounted thereon, and an inner diameter which decreases from said proximal end to said distal end for facilitating the application of the sleeve to the user'"'"'s finger;
said sleeve being formed of an elastic material and with a longitudinal split along its length to permit its diameter to be increased in order to accommodate fingers of different thicknesses.
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Abstract
A finger mounting for a surgical instrument includes a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user. The sleeve has an open proximal end for application to the outer end of the user'"'"'s finger, an open distal end for exposing the outer tip of the user'"'"'s finger when mounted thereon, and an inner diameter which decreases from the proximal end to the distal end for facilitating the application of the sleeve to the user'"'"'s finger. The sleeve is formed of an elastic material and with a longitudinal split along its length to permit its diameter to be increased in order to accommodate fingers of different thicknesses. The longitudinal split is defined by two opposed edges having interengaging ribs and recesses of a length in the circumferential direction to accommodate a wide range of finger thicknesses without pinching The sleeve is also integrally formed at one side with a socket for receiving a surgical instrument, such as retractor or probe having a shank received within the socket, or a pair of forceps having one arm received in the socket.
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20 Claims
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1. A finger mounting for a surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user; said sleeve having an open proximal end for application to the outer end of the user'"'"'s finger, an open distal end for exposing the outer tip of the user'"'"'s finger when mounted thereon, and an inner diameter which decreases from said proximal end to said distal end for facilitating the application of the sleeve to the user'"'"'s finger; said sleeve being formed of an elastic material and with a longitudinal split along its length to permit its diameter to be increased in order to accommodate fingers of different thicknesses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A finger-mountable surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sleeve dimensioned to be received on the outer end of a finger of a user; and a pair of arms integrally formed at one side of said sleeve which arms are displaceable towards and away from each other to closed and open positions, respectively, for grasping and releasing objects. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A finger-mountable surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sleeve dimensioned to be received in the outer end of a finger of a user, said sleeve being formed at one side with a socket; and a surgical instrument received in said socket. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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