Multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument
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1. A multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument, including:
- a handle assembly, including;
a handgrip;
a jaw actuator movably mounted to the handgrip; and
a blade actuator movably mounted to the handgrip;
a support tube extending from the handle assembly and having a distal end;
first and second jaws mounted to the distal end of the support tube for pivotal grasping cooperation with respect to one another, the first jaw including a blade-receiving structure;
a blade configured for movement between a retracted position within the distal end of the support tube, and a cutting position engaged with the blade-receiving structure of the first jaw and in cutting cooperation with the second jaw;
a blade linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the blade actuator to the blade, for causing the blade to move between the retracted and cutting positions in response to actuation of the blade actuator; and
a jaw linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the jaw actuator to at least one of the first and second jaws, for causing the jaws to open and close in grasping cooperation in response to actuation of the jaw actuator when the blade is in the retracted position, and for causing the blade to move in cutting cooperation with the second jaw when the blade is in the cutting position.
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Abstract
A multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument. The instrument includes a tool set on the opposite end of a support tube from a handle assembly. Grasping, manipulating, retracting, cutting, cauterizing, irrigation, suction, and electrosurgery functions can be performed by actuating the handle assembly. The tool set can also be rotated and articulated with respect to the handle assembly.
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24 Claims
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1. A multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument, including:
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a handle assembly, including; a handgrip; a jaw actuator movably mounted to the handgrip; and a blade actuator movably mounted to the handgrip; a support tube extending from the handle assembly and having a distal end; first and second jaws mounted to the distal end of the support tube for pivotal grasping cooperation with respect to one another, the first jaw including a blade-receiving structure; a blade configured for movement between a retracted position within the distal end of the support tube, and a cutting position engaged with the blade-receiving structure of the first jaw and in cutting cooperation with the second jaw; a blade linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the blade actuator to the blade, for causing the blade to move between the retracted and cutting positions in response to actuation of the blade actuator; and a jaw linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the jaw actuator to at least one of the first and second jaws, for causing the jaws to open and close in grasping cooperation in response to actuation of the jaw actuator when the blade is in the retracted position, and for causing the blade to move in cutting cooperation with the second jaw when the blade is in the cutting position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A multifunctional minimally invasive surgical instrument, including
a handle assembly, including: -
a hand grip; a jaw actuator movably mounted to the hand grip; a blade actuator movably mounted to the hand grip; a suction/irrigation tip actuator movably mounted to the hand grip; and an articulation actuator movably mounted to the hand grip; a support tube extending from the handle assembly and having a distal end; first and second jaws mounted to the distal end of the support tube for pivotal grasping cooperation with respect to one another, the first jaw including a blade-receiving structure; a blade configured for movement between a retracted position within the distal end of the support tube, and a cutting position engaged with the blade-receiving structure of the first jaw and in cutting cooperation with the second jaw; a blade linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the blade actuator to the blade, for causing the blade to move between the retracted and cutting positions in response to actuation of the blade actuator; a jaw linkage extending through the support tube and coupling the jaw actuator to at least one of the first and second jaws, for causing the jaws to open and close in grasping cooperation in response to actuation of the jaw actuator when the blade is in the retracted position, and for causing the blade to move in cutting cooperation with the second jaw when the blade is in the cutting position; an articulation linkage for causing the distal end of the support tube to articulate in response to actuation of the articulation actuator; a suction/irrigation tip linkage coupling the suction/irrigation tip to the suction/irrigation tip actuator, for causing the suction/irrigation tip to move between the extended and retracted positions in response to actuation of the suction/irrigation tip actuator; at least one source tube extending from the suction/irrigation tip through the support tube, for coupling the suction/irrigation tip to suction and irrigation sources; a rotatable mount for rotatably mounting the support tube to the handle assembly; and a knob for rotating the support tube with respect to the handle assembly.
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