Patent ID: 9023079
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool assembly, comprising: a pair of opposing jaws pivotally connected to each other; at least one viewing opening provided in at least one of the opposing jaws, the at least one viewing opening penetrating through an upper and lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided, the at least one viewing opening having a width defined in a direction extending between side surfaces of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided, the at least one viewing opening having a material retainer provided at the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the at least one viewing opening is provided, the material retainer comprising an inclined surface inclined towards the at least one viewing opening such that the width of the at least one viewing opening decreases at the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the at least one viewing opening is provided, and the material retainer being positioned at an inner periphery of the at least one viewing opening, the inclined surface of the material retainer extending around the inner periphery of the at least one viewing opening; and an elastomeric grasping insert molded onto the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided, wherein a material of the grasping inserts extends within the at least one viewing opening and covers the inclined surface of the material retainer.