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Fenestrated super atraumatic grasper apparatus

  • US 8,252,021 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2007
  • Issued: 08/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical tool assembly comprising:

  • a pair of opposing jaws pivotally connected to each other;

    at least one viewing opening provided in at least one of the opposing jaws, the at least one viewing opening penetrating through an upper and lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided, the at least one viewing opening having a material retainer provided at the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the at least one viewing opening is provided, the material retainer comprising an inclined surface inclined towards the at least one viewing opening, and the material retainer being positioned at an inner periphery of the at least one viewing opening; and

    an elastomeric grasping insert molded onto the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided, wherein a material of the grasping inserts extends within the at least one viewing opening and covers the inclined surface of the material retainer,wherein the opposing jaw in which the at least one viewing opening is provided comprises;

    a first channel axially extending at a distal end of the at least one viewing opening;

    a second channel axially extending at a proximal end of the at least one viewing opening; and

    wherein the material of the grasping insert extends within the first and second channels.

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