Device for grasping and/or severing
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Abstract
A surgical device (101) for grasping and severing body tissue comprises a housing (140) which defines a proximal end (102) and a distal end (104), a user operating handle (160) at the proximal end (102), and two blade elements (110, 120) at the distal end (104). The user operating handle (160) may be activated to pivot the blade elements (110, 120) about two parallel grasping pivot axes to grasp a piece of body tissue which is located between the blade elements (110, 120). The user operating handle (160) may also be activated to pivot the blade elements (110, 120) about a severing pivot axis to sever a piece of body tissue which is located between the blade elements (110, 120).
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Citations
82 Claims
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1-64. -64. (canceled)
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65. A surgical method of grasping and/or severing body tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a first operative element and a second operative element; b) providing a first actuating element, and a second actuating element coaxially positioned with respect to one another; c) moving the first actuating element relative to the second actuating element to pivot at least one of the operative elements in a first orientation to grasp body tissue located between the operative elements; and d) moving the second actuating element relative to the first actuating element to pivot at least one of the operative elements in a second orientation to sever body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 70, 77)
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69. (canceled)
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71. A surgical method of grasping and/or severing body tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surgical instrument having a first operative element, a second operative element, a first actuating element and a second actuating element; b) moving one of the first and second actuating elements to pivot the first operative element in a first direction; and c) moving the other of the first and second actuating elements to pivot the first operative element in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the first actuating element being slidably disposed within the second actuating element. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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78. A surgical method of grasping and/or severing body tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a surgical instrument having a first operative element, a second operative element, a first sleeve and a second sleeve, the first and second sleeves engagable with a portion of the operative elements; b) moving the first sleeve in an axial direction to pivot at least one of the operative elements between an open and closed position in a first orientation; and c) moving the second sleeve in an axial direction to pivot at least one of the operative elements between an open and closed position in a second orientation different than the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82)
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Specification