Link device for surgical tool and surgical tool

• US 7,288,103 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2004
• Issued: 10/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Suzuki, Keita
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes; Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mendoza; Michael G.
• Application Number:
  US10/862,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20040249411A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 606/205, 606/206, 606/207
• US Class Current: 606/205
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/29 Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2902 characterized by features of the actuating rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2927 the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2939 Details of linkages or pivot points

Abstract

In a link device for surgical tool and a surgical tool suitable for used with an endoscope, the diameter of an insertion section can be made narrow. A multi-free forceps (surgical tool) is used as a soft surgical tool for use with an endoscope. The multi-free forceps comprises a link device for surgical tool that is inserted into a human cavity. The link device for surgical tool comprises a pipe-like insertion section, a surgical section that connects to a tip of the insertion section, and a control section that controls the surgical section. A base side of a deviating link member is securely connected to a first control axis member, and a base side of the deviating link member that forms the surgical section side extends in parallel to the first control axis member at a position that is further to the inside than the outer peripheral face of the insertion section, while deviating further to the outside of the diameter direction than the central axis of the first control axis member.

Claims

1. A surgical tool comprising:

a pipe-like insertion section having a first control axis member extending in one direction and a second control axis member in line with the first control axis member therein, the first and second control axis members being capable of moving forward and backward;

a surgical section being capable of performing an oscillating operation via the first rotational axis as a centre of a rotation, which is connected via the control axis members and at least one link member, the surgical section being controlled by the forward and backward movement of the control axis members, wherein

when using one of the link members that is directly connected to a tip of the first control axis member as a deviating link member, a tip of the deviating link member is connected to the surgical section directly or via another link member; and

the deviating link member is formed extending in parallel with the first control axis member at a position deviated to the outside from the central axis of the control axis member;

the surgical section comprising a first forceps member and a second forceps member, which are rotatably connected to a second rotational axis at a base side;

the second rotational axis being arranged closer to the tip side of the first forceps member than the first rotational axis;

the deviating link member being connected to a base of the first forceps member directly or via the link member, the first forceps member being capable of being rotated around the second rotational axis by the forward and backward movement of the first control axis member; and

the second control axis member being connected to the base of the second forceps member directly or via the link member, the second forceps member being capable of being rotated around the first rotational axis by the forward and backward movement of the second control axis member.

2. A surgical tool as described in claim 1, wherein

a tip of the deviating link member is provided further to the outside of the diameter direction of the insertion section than the first rotational axis.

3. A surgical tool as described in claim 1, wherein the link members and the deviating link member are rotatably connected with a plurality of pivotal supporting members.