Patent ID: 6391043
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for carrying out surgical operations comprising:a distal part; a middle part extending from the distal part; a proximal part mounted on the middle part opposite to the distal part; means for gripping body tissue and the like, which means are mounted near to the proximal part; means near the proximal part of the device for severing body tissue; means near the distal part of the device for operating the gripping means; means near the distal part of the device for operating the severing means, the gripping means and the severing means comprise the same two co-operating elements, which preferably co-operate to form a beak-like unit; and one or both of the co-operating elements being displaceable in a first severing direction to provide a severing action, and one or both of the co-operating elements being also displaceable in a second gripping direction to provide a gripping action.