US3815609A - Tissue gripping surgical forceps - Google Patents
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- US3815609A US3815609A US00289395A US28939572A US3815609A US 3815609 A US3815609 A US 3815609A US 00289395 A US00289395 A US 00289395A US 28939572 A US28939572 A US 28939572A US 3815609 A US3815609 A US 3815609A
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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
- A61B17/30—Surgical pincettes without pivotal connections
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
- Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
- Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
- Y10T24/44906—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material having specific surface irregularity on or along engaging face
- Y10T24/44915—Corrugated or toothed face
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- Another object of the present invention is the provision of surgical forceps which cause little or no injury to the tissue.
- the present invention is preferably embodied in a tweezer-like structure having cooperating jawportions.
- a pair of elongated members are joined at distal, resilient ends.
- the members are joined such that they are normally biased away from each other and need only a small amount of finger pressure to urge the faces into relative abutting relation.
- the intermediate portions of the members are knurled so that the instrument can be positively grasped by the surgeon.
- the forward or proximal ends of the members have gripping sections formed on the respective faces.
- the gripping is accomplished by providing numerous rows of teeth, which teeth interdigitate when the jaws are forced together; that is, they interlock, but do not make direct contact in normal use.
- the individual teeth are coincident with the spaces between clusters of four teeth on the opposing face.
- the gripped tissue tends to fill the spaces between the teeth in an undulated or wave-like configuration. In this manner there is relatively little puncture of the tissue.
- the interdigitating of the teeth permit the positive gripping of even very thin or delicate tissue without harm thereto.
- FIG. 1 is side elevational view of the forceps of the instant invention shown gripping tissue.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of the forceps of FIG. I.
- FIG. 3, is a front view of the forceps of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is greatly enlarged fragmentary view of a jaw section.
- FIG. 5 is a greatly enlarged perspective view of several teeth of the jaws shown in a fully closed condition.
- FIG. 6 is a greatly enlarged perspective view of several teeth of the jaws shown normally partially closed with tissue therebetween.
- the forward or jaw sections 22, 24 of the members 12, 14 consist of a plurality of teeth 28 which interdigitate when the jaws 22, 24 are forced together. As best illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 all the teeth 28 on both jaws 22, 24 are identical. They are generally pyramidal in shape, that is, they are formed from four sloped and tapered'walls 30, 32, 34, 36.The various walls slope from the major base 38 to the minor base or tooth apex 39.
- the spacing and arrangement of the teeth 28 is quite important.
- the teeth 28 are equally spaced 40 in both transverse and longitudinal direction (with respect to the elongated members l2, 14). There is no colinearity of any of the edges of adjacent major bases 38.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 there is a substantially rectangular space 42 centrally located between clusters of four teeth 28. That space 42 generally corresponds dimensionally to the tooth apex 39.
- teeth of jaw 22 will be referred to as 28a and the teeth of jaw 24 as 28b with corresponding parts similarly identified.
- the apex 39a of tooth 28a will contact the area 42.
- the tooth 28a is received between the cluster of teeth 28b, with the space between those teeth 28b being substantially identical to that of tooth 28a.
- the tooth 28a occupies no space whatsoever between two longitudinally or transversely adjacent teeth but is positioned only centrally between clusters of four teeth. This is what is meant by full interdigitation. Virtually all the teeth 28 on both jaws are so received.
- the individual teeth 28b would be received in clusters of teeth 28a and so on. The only exception to this situation would occur at the periphery of the jaws 22, 24.
- the interdigitation of the teeth permits the grasping of tissue without injury thereto.
- the situation here depicted is the normal tissue gripping situation.
- the tissue 49 tends to fill the spaces between the teeth in an undulated or wave-like fashion and is positively gripped. Since the apexes of opposing teeth 28 do not make direct contact there is very little tendency to puncture or otherwise injure the tissue. Also, since there are many places for gripping, very little pressure is needed to maintain a positive grip.
- Surgical forceps for atraumatically gripping tissue comprising a pair of opposed elongated members having confronting faces, said members including a rear resilient section and said members joined at said section such that said members are normally biased away from each other, said faces forcible into generally abutting relation with the application of a relatively small amount of pressure, the forward ends of said faces comprising a multiplicity of parallel and spaced rows of pyramidal teeth, the teeth on the opposing members being identical but transversely and longitudinally interdigitating when said faces are in said abutting relation but generally do not make direct contact, the rows of teeth being staggered such that the tips of said teeth are coincident with the spaces between a cluster of teeth on the opposing jaw, said teeth being adapted for use in surgical procedures requiring the gripping of thin layers of tissue, said tissue, when gripped, tending to fill the spaces between said teeth in an undulated configuration, whereby the tissue may be positively but atraumatically gripped.
- the forceps of claim 1 including a stop post attached to a face of one of said elongated members intermediate the respective ends thereof, said post adapted to abut the opposing face so as to prevent the teeth from making direct contact.
- the forceps of claim 1 including a knurled intermediate portion adapted for gripping by a surgeon.
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Priority Applications (7)
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US00289395A US3815609A (en) | 1972-09-15 | 1972-09-15 | Tissue gripping surgical forceps |
AU60016/73A AU6001673A (en) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-05 | Tissue gripping surgical forceps |
AU60015/73A AU6001573A (en) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-05 | Tissue gripping surgical forceps |
IT52464/73A IT1008554B (it) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-11 | Perfezionamento nelle pinze per uso chirurgico |
DE19732346400 DE2346400A1 (de) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-14 | Pinzette |
FR7333119A FR2199963B3 (fr) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-14 | |
JP48104855A JPS49132889A (fr) | 1972-09-15 | 1973-09-17 |
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US00289395A US3815609A (en) | 1972-09-15 | 1972-09-15 | Tissue gripping surgical forceps |
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US00289395A Expired - Lifetime US3815609A (en) | 1972-09-15 | 1972-09-15 | Tissue gripping surgical forceps |
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JP (1) | JPS49132889A (fr) |
AU (1) | AU6001573A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE2346400A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2199963B3 (fr) |
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US4330936A (en) * | 1981-02-23 | 1982-05-25 | Swarth Oscar S | Compressed tablet-splitting holder |
US4333649A (en) * | 1980-03-07 | 1982-06-08 | Amf Incorporated | Racket string clamp |
US4432352A (en) * | 1982-03-08 | 1984-02-21 | Wineland Richard D | Cervical traction kit |
US4444187A (en) * | 1982-12-09 | 1984-04-24 | Metatech Corporation | Miniature surgical clip for clamping small blood vessels in brain surgery and the like |
US4842589A (en) * | 1986-11-26 | 1989-06-27 | Sherwood Medical Company | Intercavity catheter |
US4955897A (en) * | 1988-08-22 | 1990-09-11 | Ship Arthur G | Tissue forceps |
US5147306A (en) * | 1991-07-01 | 1992-09-15 | Gubich Stephen J | Device for puckering the flesh to facilitate injections |
US5997567A (en) * | 1998-03-10 | 1999-12-07 | Cangelosi; Joseph | Forked suture forceps |
US6106542A (en) * | 1998-01-23 | 2000-08-22 | Microsurgical Laboratories, Inc. | Surgical forceps |
US6685725B2 (en) * | 2001-03-29 | 2004-02-03 | Alcon Grieshaber Ag | Surgical instrument |
US20080104805A1 (en) * | 2006-10-17 | 2008-05-08 | Cameron Robert W | Clip system for use with tarps and other flexible sheet material |
US20080249563A1 (en) * | 2007-04-04 | 2008-10-09 | Peterson James A | Method and apparatus for tissue fastening |
CN103263292A (zh) * | 2012-07-02 | 2013-08-28 | 首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院 | 有齿不粘双极电凝镊 |
WO2013142005A1 (fr) * | 2012-03-21 | 2013-09-26 | Tri-Medics Llc | Manche d'instrument, dispositif ayant le manche d'instrument et procédé de fabrication du manche d'instrument |
US20130316301A1 (en) * | 2012-05-25 | 2013-11-28 | Ming-Yuan Wu | Disposable dental tweezers |
USD747805S1 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2016-01-19 | Tri-Medics Llc | Medical device |
US9561046B2 (en) | 2014-10-24 | 2017-02-07 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Instrument with resilient jaws |
US20170238956A1 (en) * | 2016-02-18 | 2017-08-24 | Crea Ip B.V. | Serrated forceps |
USD840104S1 (en) * | 2016-05-13 | 2019-02-05 | Muhammad Hussain | Combination plier and tweezer |
US10368940B2 (en) | 2015-04-10 | 2019-08-06 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Medical forceps with offset teeth |
US11311305B2 (en) * | 2019-03-17 | 2022-04-26 | Arculant, Inc. | Surgical instruments with coupling members to effect multiple pivot axes |
US11344096B2 (en) * | 2017-09-18 | 2022-05-31 | Simian Ltd. | Tweezers |
US11498188B2 (en) * | 2019-07-17 | 2022-11-15 | Simian Ltd. | Gripping tool |
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US4608982A (en) * | 1984-03-07 | 1986-09-02 | Pollard Clifford W | Forceps |
DE29714735U1 (de) * | 1997-08-16 | 1997-10-16 | Tontarra Medizintechnik GmbH, 78573 Wurmlingen | Chirurgisches Instrument, insbesondere Rohrschaftinstrument |
JP6310051B1 (ja) * | 2016-12-27 | 2018-04-11 | 武 永安 | 医療用器具 |
DE102020125070A1 (de) | 2020-09-25 | 2022-03-31 | Aesculap Ag | Medizinisches Instrument und Verfahren zum Herstellen eines medizinischen Instruments |
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US1356048A (en) * | 1915-03-26 | 1920-10-19 | Dederer Carleton | Surgical forceps |
US2668538A (en) * | 1952-01-30 | 1954-02-09 | George P Pilling & Son Company | Surgical clamping means |
US2796065A (en) * | 1955-05-12 | 1957-06-18 | Karl A Kapp | Surgical clamping means |
US3265068A (en) * | 1962-08-24 | 1966-08-09 | American Hospital Supply Corp | Plastic forceps |
US3515139A (en) * | 1966-08-29 | 1970-06-02 | Codman & Shurtleff | Atraumatic clamp |
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- 1973-09-14 FR FR7333119A patent/FR2199963B3/fr not_active Expired
- 1973-09-14 DE DE19732346400 patent/DE2346400A1/de active Pending
- 1973-09-17 JP JP48104855A patent/JPS49132889A/ja active Pending
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US1356048A (en) * | 1915-03-26 | 1920-10-19 | Dederer Carleton | Surgical forceps |
US2668538A (en) * | 1952-01-30 | 1954-02-09 | George P Pilling & Son Company | Surgical clamping means |
US2796065A (en) * | 1955-05-12 | 1957-06-18 | Karl A Kapp | Surgical clamping means |
US3265068A (en) * | 1962-08-24 | 1966-08-09 | American Hospital Supply Corp | Plastic forceps |
US3515139A (en) * | 1966-08-29 | 1970-06-02 | Codman & Shurtleff | Atraumatic clamp |
Cited By (30)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4333649A (en) * | 1980-03-07 | 1982-06-08 | Amf Incorporated | Racket string clamp |
US4330936A (en) * | 1981-02-23 | 1982-05-25 | Swarth Oscar S | Compressed tablet-splitting holder |
US4432352A (en) * | 1982-03-08 | 1984-02-21 | Wineland Richard D | Cervical traction kit |
US4444187A (en) * | 1982-12-09 | 1984-04-24 | Metatech Corporation | Miniature surgical clip for clamping small blood vessels in brain surgery and the like |
US4842589A (en) * | 1986-11-26 | 1989-06-27 | Sherwood Medical Company | Intercavity catheter |
US4955897A (en) * | 1988-08-22 | 1990-09-11 | Ship Arthur G | Tissue forceps |
US5147306A (en) * | 1991-07-01 | 1992-09-15 | Gubich Stephen J | Device for puckering the flesh to facilitate injections |
US6106542A (en) * | 1998-01-23 | 2000-08-22 | Microsurgical Laboratories, Inc. | Surgical forceps |
US5997567A (en) * | 1998-03-10 | 1999-12-07 | Cangelosi; Joseph | Forked suture forceps |
US6685725B2 (en) * | 2001-03-29 | 2004-02-03 | Alcon Grieshaber Ag | Surgical instrument |
US20080104805A1 (en) * | 2006-10-17 | 2008-05-08 | Cameron Robert W | Clip system for use with tarps and other flexible sheet material |
US7996963B2 (en) * | 2006-10-17 | 2011-08-16 | The Clip Joint Llc | Clip system for use with tarps and other flexible sheet material |
US20080249563A1 (en) * | 2007-04-04 | 2008-10-09 | Peterson James A | Method and apparatus for tissue fastening |
WO2013142005A1 (fr) * | 2012-03-21 | 2013-09-26 | Tri-Medics Llc | Manche d'instrument, dispositif ayant le manche d'instrument et procédé de fabrication du manche d'instrument |
US20130316301A1 (en) * | 2012-05-25 | 2013-11-28 | Ming-Yuan Wu | Disposable dental tweezers |
US8685057B2 (en) * | 2012-05-25 | 2014-04-01 | Ming-Yuan Wu | Disposable dental tweezers |
USD747805S1 (en) | 2012-06-05 | 2016-01-19 | Tri-Medics Llc | Medical device |
CN103263292A (zh) * | 2012-07-02 | 2013-08-28 | 首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院 | 有齿不粘双极电凝镊 |
US11478264B2 (en) | 2014-10-24 | 2022-10-25 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Electrosurgical forceps with resilient jaws |
US10456154B2 (en) | 2014-10-24 | 2019-10-29 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Electrosurgical forceps with resilient jaws |
US9561046B2 (en) | 2014-10-24 | 2017-02-07 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Instrument with resilient jaws |
US10368940B2 (en) | 2015-04-10 | 2019-08-06 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Medical forceps with offset teeth |
US11633227B2 (en) | 2015-04-10 | 2023-04-25 | Gyrus Acmi, Inc. | Medical forceps with offset teeth |
US20170238956A1 (en) * | 2016-02-18 | 2017-08-24 | Crea Ip B.V. | Serrated forceps |
US10376277B2 (en) * | 2016-02-18 | 2019-08-13 | Crea Ip B.V. | Serrated forceps |
USD840104S1 (en) * | 2016-05-13 | 2019-02-05 | Muhammad Hussain | Combination plier and tweezer |
US11344096B2 (en) * | 2017-09-18 | 2022-05-31 | Simian Ltd. | Tweezers |
US11311305B2 (en) * | 2019-03-17 | 2022-04-26 | Arculant, Inc. | Surgical instruments with coupling members to effect multiple pivot axes |
US11864783B2 (en) | 2019-03-17 | 2024-01-09 | Arculant, Inc. | Surgical instruments with coupling members to effect multiple pivot axes |
US11498188B2 (en) * | 2019-07-17 | 2022-11-15 | Simian Ltd. | Gripping tool |
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FR2199963B3 (fr) | 1976-08-20 |
IT1008554B (it) | 1976-11-30 |
FR2199963A1 (fr) | 1974-04-19 |
DE2346400A1 (de) | 1974-03-21 |
JPS49132889A (fr) | 1974-12-20 |
AU6001573A (en) | 1975-03-06 |
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