Patent ID: 9039704
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A forceps, comprising: first and second shaft members, each shaft member having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof and a shaft handle disposed at a proximal end thereof, at least one of the shaft handles defining a trough therein, the first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another toward the distal ends thereof, at least one of the first and second shaft members moveable relative to the other between an open position and a closed position for moving the jaw members between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position; and a knife assembly, the knife assembly including a finger ring handle and a knife extending from the finger ring handle, the knife assembly selectively translatable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the knife extends between the jaw members, the finger ring handle disposed between the shaft handles, the finger ring handle configured to block further closure of the shaft handles beyond the closed position of the first and second shaft members, thereby defining a minimum gap distance between the jaw members.