Patent ID: 11883051
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A surgical grasper comprising:
a first handle;
a second handle pivotably coupled to the first handle;
an outer shaft coupled to the first handle, the outer shaft including fingers extending from a distal end of the outer shaft, each of the fingers including apertures;
an inner shaft slidably disposed in the outer shaft and operably coupled to the first handle, the inner shaft having teeth disposed at a distal end of the inner shaft; and
a grasping assembly having a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw and the second jaw pivotably coupled to the fingers of the outer shaft such that the first jaw and the second jaw are transitionable between an approximated configuration and a spaced apart configuration, the first jaw having a first pair of extensions and the second jaw having a second pair of extensions, the first pair of extensions and the second pair of extensions operably engaged with the teeth of the inner shaft such that axial movement of the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft transitions the first jaw and the second jaw between the approximated configuration and the spaced apart configuration, the first pair of extensions and the second pair of extensions each define bores that are dimensioned to receive pins extending through the apertures of the fingers thereby operably coupling the first pair of extensions and the second pair of extensions to the fingers.