GB2302655A - Hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments - Google Patents

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GB2302655A
GB2302655A GB9513066A GB9513066A GB2302655A GB 2302655 A GB2302655 A GB 2302655A GB 9513066 A GB9513066 A GB 9513066A GB 9513066 A GB9513066 A GB 9513066A GB 2302655 A GB2302655 A GB 2302655A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B17/2909—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00424—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00446—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping for use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/0046—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable

Abstract

A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments which is held between fingers and thumb on one hand such that the hand is in the working position as shown and the shaft of the instrument is in line with the direction of grip of the digits. The hand-piece may incorporate a spring to open or close it. It may have a ratchet or locking mechanism to hold the jaws closed. The hand-piece may be detachable from the instrument allowing personalised hand-pieces for specific operators to be attached to standard instruments. Hand-pieces may be designed specifically for the right or left hand.

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HAND-PIECE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS This invention relates to a hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments.
Laparoscopic surgery is well established in gynaecology and is an expanding area of general surgery, where procedures are performed within the body cavities by means of long instruments introduced through the body wall by tubes (cannulae). Currently the hand-pieces for most of these instruments are either scissor-type rings for thumb and finger, set at right angles to the instrument or are "grip" hand-pieces held in the palm cf the hand with the thumb nearest the patient in a "tugof-war" type position.
The former scissor-rings hand-pieces are difficult to master as the instrument is set at right angles to the hand-piece and the shaft is positioned above the hand, causing some difficulty in accurate manipulation of the tool. The more recent palm held "grip" hand-piece needs the operating table to be low to keep the tool in a position comfortable for the operator. Tactile feedback from the instrument is also reduced.
According to the present invention there is provided a hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments that is set in line with the long axis of the instrument and positions the hand in the "working" position of the hand ie; palm downwards and forwards, wrist neutral, fingers and thumb "pinching" together in the same action as if the hand were picking an object up.
This position is comfortable and a natural one for the operator. As the instrument is in line with this grip the operator will be able to manipulate the instrument easily, as the action of the working end ie; grasping, will mimic the pinching and releasing actions of the operators hand. There will also be some degree of tactile feed-back to the thumb and finger tips assisting the operator during its use.
The hand-piece may incorporate a spring to open or close it. It may have a ratchet or locking mechanism to hold the jaws closed. The hand-piece may be detachable from the instrument allowing personalised hand-pieces for specific operators to be attached to standard instruments. Hand-pieces may be designed specifically for right or left hand.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 shows the instrument hand-piece being held by a left hand in the working position Referring to the drawing, the hand 1 is holding the hand-piece 2 between fingers and thumb of one hand with the hand in the working position and in-line with the shaft of the instrument 3.

Claims (2)

1 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments which is held between fingers and thumb on one hand such that the hand is in the working position and the instrument is in line with the direction of grip of the digits.
2 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece may be made specifically for right or left hand 3 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece may be made specifically for a certain person 4 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece may be detachable from the instrument itself 5 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece incorporates a spring to open the hand-piece and resist closure 6 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece incorporates a ratchet mechanism to hold the hand-piece at a certain position whilst the mechanism is engaged 7 A hand-piece for laparoscopic instruments as in Claim 1 where the hand-piece incorporates a locking mechanism to hold the hand-piece and thus the jaws of the instrument together to allow the holding of objects without continued pressure from the operators hand
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3015081A1 (en) * 2014-10-27 2016-05-04 Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG Surgical instrument with a manual control device
US10105127B2 (en) 2014-10-27 2018-10-23 Karl Storz Se & Co. Kg Surgical instrument with a manual control
US11580882B2 (en) 2017-06-29 2023-02-14 Verb Surgical Inc. Virtual reality training, simulation, and collaboration in a robotic surgical system
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