EP4178470A4 - HANDLE ARRANGEMENT WITH UNLIMITED ROLL - Google Patents

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EP4178470A4
EP4178470A4 EP21842968.6A EP21842968A EP4178470A4 EP 4178470 A4 EP4178470 A4 EP 4178470A4 EP 21842968 A EP21842968 A EP 21842968A EP 4178470 A4 EP4178470 A4 EP 4178470A4
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handle arrangement
unlimited roll
unlimited
roll
handle
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP4178470A1 (en
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Deepak Sharma
Gregory Brian BOWLES
James Michael LICHT
Zachary ZIMMERMAN
Shorya Awtar
James Duncan GEIGER
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Flexdex Inc
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Flexdex Inc
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Priority claimed from US16/926,928 external-priority patent/US20210038865A1/en
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Publication of EP4178470A1 publication Critical patent/EP4178470A1/en
Publication of EP4178470A4 publication Critical patent/EP4178470A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/062—Needle manipulators
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B17/2909—Handles
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
    • A61B2017/003—Steerable
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
    • A61B2017/003—Steerable
    • A61B2017/00305—Constructional details of the flexible means
    • A61B2017/00314—Separate linked members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00292—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery mounted on or guided by flexible, e.g. catheter-like, means
    • A61B2017/003—Steerable
    • A61B2017/00318—Steering mechanisms
    • A61B2017/00323—Cables or rods
    • A61B2017/00327—Cables or rods with actuating members moving in opposite directions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/00367—Details of actuation of instruments, e.g. relations between pushing buttons, or the like, and activation of the tool, working tip, or the like
    • A61B2017/00407—Ratchet means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00424—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00438—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping connectable to a finger
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00442—Surgical instruments, devices or methods with special provisions for gripping connectable to wrist or forearm
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B17/2909—Handles
    • A61B2017/291—Handles the position of the handle being adjustable with respect to the shaft
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws
    • A61B2017/2927—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
    • A61B2017/2929—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft with a head rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/06—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/067—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for for measuring angles

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EP21842968.6A 2020-07-13 2021-07-13 HANDLE ARRANGEMENT WITH UNLIMITED ROLL Pending EP4178470A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/926,928 US20210038865A1 (en) 2015-10-02 2020-07-13 Handle Assembly Providing Unlimited Roll
PCT/US2021/041365 WO2022015686A1 (en) 2020-07-13 2021-07-13 Handle assembly providing unlimited roll

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EP4178470A1 EP4178470A1 (en) 2023-05-17
EP4178470A4 true EP4178470A4 (en) 2024-10-23

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EP (1) EP4178470A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2023534445A (en)
KR (1) KR20230037045A (en)
CN (1) CN116322537A (en)
IL (1) IL299240A (en)
WO (1) WO2022015686A1 (en)

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US5456695A (en) * 1993-10-25 1995-10-10 United States Surgical Corporation Multi-tool surgical apparatus
US5560532A (en) * 1993-10-08 1996-10-01 United States Surgical Corporation Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to body tissue
US20070093790A1 (en) * 2005-10-26 2007-04-26 Earl Downey Laparoscopic surgical instrument
US20100191278A1 (en) * 2003-10-30 2010-07-29 Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. Surgical instrument
US20210038865A1 (en) * 2015-10-02 2021-02-11 Flexdex, Inc. Handle Assembly Providing Unlimited Roll

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US20130012958A1 (en) * 2011-07-08 2013-01-10 Stanislaw Marczyk Surgical Device with Articulation and Wrist Rotation
US9801679B2 (en) * 2014-01-28 2017-10-31 Ethicon Llc Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices
WO2017059442A1 (en) * 2015-10-02 2017-04-06 Flexdex, Inc. Handle mechanism providing unlimited roll

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US5560532A (en) * 1993-10-08 1996-10-01 United States Surgical Corporation Apparatus and method for applying surgical staples to body tissue
US5456695A (en) * 1993-10-25 1995-10-10 United States Surgical Corporation Multi-tool surgical apparatus
US20100191278A1 (en) * 2003-10-30 2010-07-29 Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. Surgical instrument
US20070093790A1 (en) * 2005-10-26 2007-04-26 Earl Downey Laparoscopic surgical instrument
US20210038865A1 (en) * 2015-10-02 2021-02-11 Flexdex, Inc. Handle Assembly Providing Unlimited Roll

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JP2023534445A (en) 2023-08-09
KR20230037045A (en) 2023-03-15

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