SURGICAL GRIPPING FORCEPS
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Abstract
Surgical gripping forceps are provided with one or two gripping jaws movable relative to a main body, wherein each moveable one of the gripping jaws has a pivot pin, fixed in position relative to the main body, and a lever arm. The lever arms are articulated via at least one push element. For this purpose each movable one of the gripping jaws has its own pivot pin. From the midline of the main body, the individual pivot pin has at least a distance greater than 38% of the maximum width of the main body or maximum diameter of the main body. The microsurgical gripping forceps operate with customary force for actuating the forceps, and permit a substantial applied clamping force.
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33 Claims
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14. A surgical gripping forceps apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a main body; and (b) at least two gripping jaws extending outwardly from said main body, wherein at least one of said gripping jaws is movably arranged relative to said main body, and wherein said at least one movable gripping jaw further comprises; (i) a pivot pin, fixed in position relative to said main body, said pivot pin having at least a distance from a center line of said main body greater than thirty-eight percent (38%) of one of the maximum width of said main body and a maximum diameter of said main body; and (ii) a lever arm, wherein said lever arm is articulated via at least one push element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A forceps apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a main body, said main body further comprising; (a) a tube segment;
said tube segment comprising;(i) a central bore in which a push element is guided therethrough; (ii) a housing tube; and (iii) a plurality of adapter elements located at a rear end of said tube segment and further situated in a fixed relationship to each one of said plurality of adapter elements, and wherein said main body is detachably fastened to said housing tube; and (b) a fork segment, said fork segment having at least two fork arms, each of said fork arms are arranged on said tube segment and capable of gripping an object under direction of an apparatus user; and (c) wherein said main body is detachably fastened to said housing tube by means of a quarter-turn fastener. - View Dependent Claims (31, 33)
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32. A surgical gripping forceps apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a main body; and (b) at least two gripping jaws extending outwardly from said main body, wherein at least one of said gripping jaws is movably arranged relative to said main body, and wherein said at least one movable gripping jaw further comprises; (i) a pivot pin, fixed in position relative to said main body, said pivot pin having at least a distance from a center line of said main body greater than thirty-eight percent of the maximum width of said main body or a maximum diameter of said main body; and (ii) a lever arm, wherein said lever arm is articulated via at least one push element; and (c) a push element in said main body, said push element capable of articulating one or more of each of said movable gripping jaws.
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