Patent ID: 11937806
Assignee: ERGOSURGICAL GROUP CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 95:
96. A needle driver comprising:
a first jaw supporting a first shaft, wherein the first shaft supports a first roller and a first set of teeth;
a second jaw supporting a second shaft, wherein the second shaft supports a second roller and a second set of teeth, wherein the second jaw moves relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position, wherein the first set of teeth meshes with the second set of teeth when the second jaw is in the closed position such that (a) the first set of teeth can drive the second set of teeth and (b) the first roller and the second roller can drive a needle therebetween when the first set of teeth drives the second set of teeth:
a bar supported via the first jaw; and
a plate coupled to the bar and the second jaw, wherein the second jaw moves between the closed position and the open position based on the bar being moved along the first jaw.