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Surgical instrument
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1995-03-17
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Granted: 1997-07-22
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Expires: 2015-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A surgical instrument is disclosed which is suitably adapted for use in operations to be performed under an endoscopic surgery. This surgical instrument comprises an elongate main body of the instrument, a leading end part disposed on the leading end side of the main body of the instrument and endowed with surgically operating member for producing an open-close motion or a rotary motion, a manipulating part for effecting remote control of the surgically operating member, and an elongate transmitting member for transmitting the operation in the manipulating part to the leading end part mentioned above. It is provided in or near the leading end part with a locking mechanism for regulating the motion of the transmitting member relative to the leading end part and fixing the posture of the surgically operating member. This surgical instrument allows the surgically operating member to fix the posture thereof infallibly, permits simplification of the construction of the manipulating part, and enjoys outstanding operational efficiency.
Inventors
- 👤 Daijo Hashimoto
- 👤 Takatomo Hisamatsu
- 👤 Itaru Okubo
- 👤 Masahiro Nudeshima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/2909; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B2017/00305; A61B2017/00314; A61B2017/00318; A61B2017/00323; A61B2017/00327; A61B2017/2901; A61B2017/2905; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2919; A61B2017/292; A61B2017/2923; A61B2017/2925; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2943; A61B2017/2946
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A surgical instrument comprising an elongate main body having a leading end side and a basal end side, said main body including a curving part for enabling at least a portion of the main body to be curved, a leading end part disposed on the leading end side of said main body and provided with surgically operating means for producing operative motion, a manipulating part disposed on the basal end side of said main body and adapted to effect remote control of said surgically operating means, and an elongate transmitting member adapted to transmit operation of said manipulating part to said leading end part, said transmitting member being in the shape of a linear body at least a part of which is flexible, and a locking mechanism located on a leading end side of said curving part for regulating motion imparted by said transmitting member on said leading end part and fixing a posture of said surgically operating means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A surgical instrument comprising an elongate main body having a leading end side and a basal end side, said main body including a curving part for enabling at least a portion of the main body to be curved, a leading end part disposed on the leading end side of said main body and provided with surgically operating means for producing operative motion, a manipulating part disposed on the basal end side of said main body and adapted to effect remote control of said surgically operating means, and an elongate transmitting member adapted to transmit operation of said manipulating part to said leading end part, said transmitting member being in the shape of a linear body at least a part of which is flexible, and a locking mechanism located on a leading end side of said curving part for regulating motion imparted by said transmitting member on said leading end part and fixing a posture of said surgically operating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said locking mechanism includes means for allowing said surgically operating means to retain a closed state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with a plurality of balls disposed around said transmitting member and depressing means for pressing said balls against said transmitting member to inhibit longitudinal motion of said transmitting member by virtue of friction generated by the pressure of said balls against said transmitting member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 3, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with a ball accommodating part possessed of a tapered inner wall surface having an inside diameter that gradually decreases towards the leading end of the ball accommodating part, said depressing means being composed of a pressing member for pressing said balls against a leading end side of said ball accommodating part and urging means for urging said pressing member toward the leading end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 4, which further comprises unlocking means for cancelling a fixed posture of said surgically operating means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 5, wherein said unlocking means decreases or eliminates the pressing force exerted by said balls on said transmitting member and allows said transmitting member to move longitudinally.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 6, wherein said unlocking means is provided with a colliding member adapted to collide against said balls and move said balls towards the basal end side of the pressing member, a wire for drawing said colliding member, and an unlocking operation member for effecting a drawing operation of said wire.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting member is provided with conversion means disposed rotatably relative to the main body of said instrument and adapted to convert the rotation of said transmitting member into one of the open-close motion or the rotary motion of said surgically operating means, and said locking means is formed of a supporting part for supporting said transmitting member to effect substantial inhibition of longitudinal motion of the transmitting member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 8, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with a rotary shaft connected to a leading end of said transmitting member and a supporting member disposed in said main body of the instrument to support said rotary shaft, said supporting part being provided with a female screw that engages a male screw formed on a periphery of said rotary shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 8, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with a cam adapted to rotate in consequence of the rotation of said transmitting member, a following member adapted to collide against said cam, and a supporting part disposed in said main body of the instrument to regulate substantial axial motion of said cam and axial motion of said following member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 8, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with a worm adapted to rotate in consequence of the rotation of said transmitting member, a worm gear which meshes with said worm, and a supporting part disposed in said main body of the instrument to regulate the substantial axial motion of said worm and the axial motion of said worm gear, and connects said worm gear to said surgically operating means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A surgical instrument according to any one of claims 8 through 11, wherein said locking mechanism is provided with urging means for eliminating backlash or play between said rotary shaft, said cam and worm and said supporting part.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said surgically operating means is composed of a pair of members at least one of which is adapted to effect open-close motion and is provided with urging means for urging said at least one member in an opening direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein said urging means is disposed in or near said leading end part.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
A surgical instrument according to any one of claims 8, 9, 10, and 11, wherein said manipulating part is provided with a grasping part and a rotatably supported knob and is allowed to connect a rotary shaft of said knob to the basal end part of said transmitting member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
94 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 8, wherein said manipulating part is provided with a main body, at least one movable handle displaceable relative to said main body, a rotor connected to a basal end part of said transmitting member, and a rotor-driving member for moving relative to the rotor as the movable handle is actuated and rotating the rotor by engaging the rotor, one of said rotor and said rotor-driving member being disposed in said movable handle and the other of said rotor and said rotor-driving member being disposed in said manipulating part.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1, including a stationary handle, a movable handle that is displaceable relative to said stationary handle, a rotor disposed in a basal end part of said transmitting member, and a rotor-driving member engaging the rotor and movable relative to the rotor as the movable handle is actuated rotate the rotor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
127 words
A surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein said manipulating part is provided with a stationary handle, a movable handle adapted to revolve to vary an opening angle thereof relative to said stationary handle, a rotor-driving member disposed in an end part of said movable handle on a side opposite to a center of rotation of the movable handle or disposed near an end part of said stationary handle on a side opposite to said center of rotation of the movable handle, said rotor-driving member being furnished with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart receiving areas a rotor connected to a basal end part of said transmitting member, and a plurality of protuberances formed on a periphery of the transmitting member for engagement with said receiving areas.
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