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Surgical gripping instrument

  • US 5,084,054 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1990
  • Issued: 01/28/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a surgical gripping instrument of the type including a sheath, gripping means at the distal end of said sheath movable with respect to said sheath a predetermined distance for actuating said gripping means, a support assembly, and a slide movable with respect to said support assembly, said slide being connected to at least one of said sheath and said gripping means for movement thereof, the improvement comprising means responsive to movement of said slide relative to said support assembly a distance less than said predetermined distance for causing said gripping means to be moved relative to said sheath said predetermined distance in order to actuate said gripping means.

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