Patent ID: 9717549
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A forceps, comprising: first and second jaw members, each jaw member including a flexible proximal support arm defining an outer surface and a proximal end portion, and a distal portion defining an inner surface and extending from the respective flexible proximal support arm thereof, the distal portions of the jaw members disposed in parallel orientation relative to one another; a base member coupling the proximal end portions of the flexible proximal support arms to one another; a tube slidably disposed about at least a portion of the flexible proximal support arms of the first and second jaw members; and first and second rollers disposed within and rotatably coupled to the tube, the first roller disposed adjacent the flexible proximal support arm of the first jaw member in contact with the outer surface thereof, the second roller disposed adjacent the flexible proximal support arm of the second jaw member in contact with the outer surface thereof, wherein the tube is slidable about and relative to the first and second jaw members from a retracted position to an extended position, the first and second rollers rolling along the outer surfaces of the flexible proximal support arms of the respective jaw members upon movement of the tube from the retracted position to the extended position to move the inner surfaces of the distal portions of the first and second jaw members from a spaced-apart position to an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween, while maintaining the distal portions of the jaw members in parallel orientation relative to one another.