Integral clamping instruments for medical and surgical applications

Abstract

Abstract AN INTEGRAL CLAMPING INSTURMENT, MOLDED OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL, HAS A PAIR OF ARMS, EACH BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT A MIDPORTION THEREOF TO OPPOSITE ENDS OFA RIGID BAR WHICH ACTS AS A FULCRUM. ON ONE END THE ARMS CARRY OPPOSING JAWS NAD THE OTHER ENDS ATE HINGED TO A SPREADER COMPRISING TWO HINGED HALF SECTIONS WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO SNAP ACROSS A STRAIGHT-LINE MAXIMUM LENGTH CONDITION BETWEEN A FIRST ANGULAR RELAXED POSITION WHEREIN THE OTHER ARM ENDS ARE FREE TO MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER FOR OPENING THE JAWS, TO SECOND ANGULAR LOCKED POSITION, WHEREIN SAID OTHER ARM ENDS ARE RETAINED IN A SPREAD APART CONDITION CLOSING THE JAWS. FINGER MANIPULATABLE MEMBERS EXTEND FROM THE SPREADER HALF SECTION AND ARE LOCATED FOR GRIPPING BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER TO EFFECT THE SNAPPING FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECONF POSITION. DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS IN THE FORM OF RETAINER CLIPS, SPONGE FORCEPS OR HOMOSTATS ARE READILY FASHIONED BY VARYING THE SIZE AND CONFIGURATION OF THE ARMS, JAWS AND FINGER MANIPULATABLE MEMBERS.

Inventors

• 👤 Vincent J Esposito Jr

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