Ringed forceps
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument which comprises two oppositely-positioned working members each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface, said instrument comprising at least one ring member affixed to at least one of said working members to encompass one or more of a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one ring member is sliding affixed and maybe positioned by the user at any point along a working member.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument comprises two oppositely-positioned working numbers each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface. The instrument also comprises at least one ring member affixed to a least one of the working members to encompass one or more of a user'"'"'s fingers. In one embodiment at least one working surface has a heating element to cut or seal and cut tissue.
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59 Claims
- 1. A surgical instrument which comprises two oppositely-positioned working members each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface, said instrument comprising at least one ring member affixed to at least one of said working members to encompass one or more of a user'"'"'s finger, wherein at least one ring member is sliding affixed and maybe positioned by the user at any point along a working member.
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21. A surgical instrument for sealing or welding tissue which comprise:
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two oppositely-positioned working surfaces for compressing tissue, wherein at least one working surface has a heating element, a heating element actuator responsive to a predetermined pressure to activate the heating element to seal or weld tissue, and at least one ring member affixed to at least one of said working surfaces to encompass one or more of a user'"'"'s fingers, wherein the opposing working surfaces apply pressure and approximate tissue. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An instrument for sealing, cutting, or sealing and cutting corporeal vessels or organ tissue comprising:
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a housing section having a first and second forceps arms extending from the housing, said first and second forceps arms being resiliently mounted to the housing, each of said first and second forceps arms having a distal end with a grasping face, a sleeve extending over the distal end of each forceps arm, a heating element adjacent the exterior surface of one sleeve on one forceps arm distal end and facing the interior surface of the other forceps arm, and at least one ring member affixed to at least one of said forceps arms to encompass one or more of a user'"'"'s fingers. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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