Surgical therapeutic instrument

• US 7,494,499 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2003
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Nagase, Toru, Sasaki, Katsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Manahan; Todd E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Houston; Elizabeth
• Application Number:
  US10/367,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,202 Days
• Field of Search: 606205-211, 606/170, 606/174, 606/37, 606/39, 606/45, 606/46, 606/51, 606/52, 606/167, 606190-193, 606/105, 606/90, 606/119, 606/120, 606/151, 600/201, 600214-216, 700/245
• US Class Current: 606/205
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/29 Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/2909 Handles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00424 ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2902 characterized by features of the actuating rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/291 the position of the handle being adjustable with respect to the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2919 details of linkages or pivot points
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/294 Connection of actuating rod to jaw, e.g. releasable

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to an improvement in a surgical therapeutic instrument which includes an inserting part, a manipulating part, and a therapeutic part. In a link mechanism having a transmission shaft for transmitting a driving force applied to the manipulating part to the therapeutic part, the position of the transmission shaft is restricted, and a joint is provided in the transmission shaft to reduce the strain of the transmission shaft. A sheath is also provided in the inserting part to facilitate cleaning thereof. A mechanism is provided for immovably locking the movable portion. A circular arc centered about a turning shaft is introduced into the shape of the manipulating part to improve the manipulability thereof. Further, the structure of a gripping portion of the manipulating part is improved.

Claims

1. A surgical therapeutic instrument comprising:

an inserting part to be inserted into a body;

a therapeutic part provided on a distal tip of the inserting part and having a movable portion;

a manipulating part provided on a proximal side of the inserting part for manipulating the movable portion of the therapeutic part;

a first link part connected to the therapeutic part;

a second link part provided proximal of the first link part, and connected to the manipulating part;

a first transmission shaft connected to the first link part;

a second transmission shaft connected to the second link part;

a first rotation joint for connecting the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft such that the first transmission shaft and the second transmission shaft can rotate relative to each other;

a position restricting member, provided on the distal side to the first rotation joint, for allowing the first transmission shaft to move in a longitudinal direction of the inserting part within the inserting part;

a third link part connected to the therapeutic pad;

a fourth link part provided proximal of the third link part, and connected to the manipulating part;

third transmission shafts including two shafts, connected to the third link part;

fourth transmission shafts including as many shafts as the third transmission shafts, connected to the fourth link part; and

second rotation joints for connecting each shaft of the third transmission shafts to a corresponding shaft of the fourth transmission shafts such that each shaft of the third transmission shafts and the corresponding shaft of the fourth transmission shafts can rotate relative to each other, wherein;

the movable portion of the therapeutic part is turnable and has an openable and closable gripping mechanism,

the manipulating part having an openable, closable and turnable structure,

the open and close movements of the manipulating part are transmitted to the therapeutic part through the second link part, the second transmission shaft, the first rotation joint, the first transmission shaft and the first link part to make the therapeutic part open and close, and

the rotation movements of the manipulating part are transmitted to the therapeutic part through the fourth link part, the fourth transmission shafts, the second rotation joints, the third transmission shafts and the third link part to make the therapeutic part rotate.

2. A surgical therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, wherein the inserting part and therapeutic part are constructed to be passed through a trocar and inserted into a living body.

3. A surgical therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission shaft and the third transmission shafts are supported in parallel with one another by the position restricting member.

4. A surgical therapeutic instrument according to claim 1, wherein the position restricting member has a guide hole elongated parallel to a longitudinal axis of the inserting part, the first transmission shaft being penetrated into the guide hole.