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Patent US20060004406 - Surgical instrument - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn endoscopic surgical instrument includes an insertion portion adapted to be inserted into a body, the insertion portion having a proximal end extending outside the body during use and a distal end located within the body during use, a working part attached to the distal end of the insertion portion,...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060004406?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060004406 - Surgical instrumentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20060004406 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 11/029,796Publication dateJan 5, 2006Filing dateJan 5, 2005Priority dateJul 5, 2004Also published asUS20110137116Publication number029796, 11029796, US 2006/0004406 A1, US 2006/004406 A1, US 20060004406 A1, US 20060004406A1, US 2006004406 A1, US 2006004406A1, US-A1-20060004406, US-A1-2006004406, US2006/0004406A1, US2006/004406A1, US20060004406 A1, US20060004406A1, US2006004406 A1, US2006004406A1InventorsHelmut Wehrstein, Heiko Baehr, Uwe BacherOriginal AssigneeHelmut Wehrstein, Heiko Baehr, Uwe BacherExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (3), Classifications (11), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical instrumentUS 20060004406 A1Abstract An endoscopic surgical instrument includes an insertion portion adapted to be inserted into a body, the insertion portion having a proximal end extending outside the body during use and a distal end located within the body during use, a working part attached to the distal end of the insertion portion, the working part being disposed within the body during use, and a handle portion attached to the proximal end of the insertion portion, the handle portion being disposed outside of the body during use, the handle portion being actuatable to actuate the working part via a force transmission member. The working part is a member of one of a plurality of subsets of working parts, members of each subset of working parts being visually distinguishable from members of each other subset of working parts by color. Images(8) Claims(24)
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Referring first to FIG. 1, an endoscopic surgical instrument 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The instrument 10 can generally be considered as comprising three parts: a handle portion 12, an elongated insertion portion 14 and a working part 16. During use, the working part 16 and at least a portion of the insertion portion 14 are introduced into a body cavity, typically through a trocar, while the handle portion 12 and possibly a portion of the insertion portion 14 remain outside the body. The handle portion 12, which includes an actuator, is manipulated to actuate the working part 16 such that some type of treatment is effected within the body cavity, the particular type of treatment being dependent upon the type of working part 16 employed. The manipulations of working part 16 within the body cavity are viewed using one or more endoscopes introduced through the same trocar as the instrument 10 or through one or more additional trocars. Instrument 10 may be used in any of a number of different endoscopic surgeries, and may be used with any of numerous types of working parts 16 having various dimensions and configurations, as more fully described below. During a surgery, it is typical that several endoscopic surgical instruments 10 having different working parts 16 may be employed. It is also typical that additional endoscopic surgical instruments 10 which ultimately are not used during the surgical procedure may be provided in the surgical area, as it is often not possible to determine before the surgical procedure commences precisely which endoscopic surgical instruments 10 will be needed. Typically, this group of endoscopic surgical instruments 10 are provided together on a table or surgical tray, with the surgeon and/or the surgeon's assistants selecting instruments 10 from the table or tray as they are needed. Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3, handle portion 12 and a portion of insertion portion 14 (FIG. 3) are shown in greater detail. The handle portion 12 includes a scissors component 18 which is gripped by the surgeon and has front and rear scissors handles 20, 22, respectively. Scissors handles 20, 22 include finger loops 24, 26, and front scissors handle 20 includes a finger rest 28. Front scissors handle 20 includes a housing 30 to which scissors handle 22 is pivotably attached by a pivot pin 32. Thus, front scissors handle 20 is generally considered stationary, while rear scissors handle 22 is generally considered pivotable with respect thereto. When rear scissors handle 22 is pivoted relative to front scissors handle 20 about pivot pin 32, an upper end 34 of rear scissors handle 22 reciprocates relative to the housing 30. Handle portion 12 may include a ratchet mechanism 36 for locking rear scissors handle 22 in an actuated position with respect to front scissors handle 20. A trigger 38 or the like may be provided for disengaging the ratchet mechanism 36 when it is desired to release the rear scissors handle 22. A switch 40, button or the like may be provided to holding the disengaging trigger 38 in the release position such that the ratchet mechanism 36 is not operational. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 30 of front scissor handle 20 includes an opening for receiving an elongated hollow shaft 42 of insertion portion 14. Handle portion 12 may include a rotation mechanism 44 which allows for elongated shaft 42 to be rotated with respect to housing 30, and therefore all of handle portion 12. Handle portion 12 may also include a button 46 or the like which causes disengagement of the insertion portion 14 from the handle portion 12, and an electrode pin 48 for receiving a high-frequency current when instrument 10 is capable of use in high-frequency surgical applications. As mentioned above, insertion portion 14 includes elongated hollow shaft 42. Passing longitudinally through shaft 42 is a force transmitting member 50 which transmits actuating movement of handle portion 12 to the working part 16. More specifically, force transmitting member 50 includes at a proximal end thereof, a ball element 52 which engages a socket element 54 formed in upper end 34 of rear scissors handle 22. Through this arrangement, pivoting movement of rear scissors handle 22 with respect to front scissors handle 20 is translated into reciprocal movement of force transmission member 50 longitudinally with respect to, and within, elongated hollow shaft 42. Insertion portion 14 may include an irrigation channel therein, which in some embodiments may be defined between an inner surface of shaft 42 and an outer surface of force transmission member 50. An irrigation connection 56 may be provided for attaching an irrigation source in communication with the irrigation channel. Referring now to FIGS. 4-11, various embodiments of working parts 16 are shown. In general, each working part 16 includes two jaw elements 58 which are pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot pin 60. Both jaw elements 58 may be moveable (i.e., with respect to insertion portion 14), or one jaw element 58 may be fixed while the other jaw element is moveable. Relative movement between the jaw elements 58 is caused by longitudinal reciprocal movement of the force transmission member 50 caused by actuation of handle portion 12 as described above. As is known in the art, various techniques may be employed for translating the longitudinal reciprocal movement of the force transmission member 50 to respective pivoting movement of the jaw elements 58 with respect to each other, such as by disposing pivot pin 60 as well as a pivoting connection 62 between one of jaw elements 58 and force transmission member 50 eccentrically (i.e., off of a longitudinal axis of force transmission member 50), such as shown in FIGS. 5B and 11, or by providing one (FIG. 6B) or more (FIG. 7) intermediate force transmission members 64. Working part 16 may be attached to insertion portion 14 by way of a bayonet connection 66, by a threaded connection, or by any other appropriate means. Thus, working part 16 may be disassembled from insertion portion 14 for cleaning and disinfecting. In addition, the elements of working part 16 itself may be disassembled to further facilitate cleaning and disinfecting. In general, the configuration of jaw elements 58 dictates the intended use of the working part 16, and thereby of the endoscopic surgical instrument 10 overall. For example, jaw elements 58 may be configured as graspers (FIGS. 4-6B), scissors (FIG. 7), gripper tools (FIG. 8), biopsy tools (FIG. 9), dissectors (FIG. 10), needle holders (FIG. 11), or any of other of various tools having a similar operation. The jaw elements 58, as well as various other portions of working part 16 may be made of any of numerous materials, such as metal, plastic, ceramic, etc. Each of the working parts 16 falls into one of at least two subsets of working parts 16, with each subset of working parts 16 being visually distinctive by color with respect to the other subset of working parts 16. The subsets of working parts 16 may be based, for example, on the intended use of the working part 16 of each endoscopic surgical instrument 10. For example, working parts 16 which are configured as graspers (FIGS. 4-6B) may be colored black, working parts 16 which are configured as scissors (FIG. 7) may be colored gold, working parts 16 which are configured as gripper tools (FIG. 8) may be colored silver, working parts 16 which are configured as biopsy tools (FIG. 9) may be colored blue, working parts 16 which are configured as dissectors (FIG. 10) may be colored red, working parts 16 which are configured as needle holders (FIG. 11) may be colored green, and various other types of working parts 16 may have various other colors. As another example, working parts which are intended for use in different surgeries and/or which are intended for use on different types of patients may be colored different colors. For example, instruments which form part of an arthroscopy �kit� may be colored one color, while instruments which form a part of a cardiac surgery �kit� may be colored another color. Similarly, instruments which are intended for use with children may be colored one color, while instruments which are intended for use with adults may be colored another color. The entire working part 16 may be colored in the visually distinctive color, although it may be sufficient for only portions thereof to be so colored. For example, it may be only jaw elements 58 which are color coded. The visually distinctive coloring may be provided in any of numerous ways. For example, the color may be formed into the material (e.g., metal, plastic, ceramic) from which the working part 16 itself is made, or the color may be applied, such as using a paint or other coating. Different shades of the same color may be used (e.g., light blue and dark blue), so long as one is readily able to distinguish between the two shades. The present invention, therefore, provides an endoscopic surgical instrument which is readily distinguishable as a particular desired endoscopic surgical instrument or type of endoscopic surgical instrument from among other endoscopic surgical instruments provided together on a table or tray or the like, which is readily identifiable as a particular endoscopic surgical instrument or type of endoscopic surgical instrument while it is inserted into a patient's body, and which includes parts which are readily distinguishable from the parts of other endoscopic surgical instruments during reassembly, after the endoscopic surgical instrument, along with other endoscopic surgical instruments, have been disassembled and cleaned and disinfected. Although the invention has been described with reference to a particular arrangement of parts, features and the like, these are not intended to exhaust all possible arrangements or features, and indeed many other modifications and variations will be ascertainable to those of skill in the art. Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS20120109185 *Oct 28, 2011May 3, 2012Pare Surgical, Inc.Percutaneous tissue grasping apparatus and methodDE102006016214A1 *Apr 3, 2006Oct 11, 2007Aesculap Ag & Co. KgSurgical instrument grip-handle e.g. for endoscope, uses resetting member for holding actuating element in idling position under pre-tensionWO2007111838A2Mar 15, 2007Oct 4, 2007Nanodrop Technologies IncInstrument for making optical measurements on multiple samples retained by surface tension* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification606/205International ClassificationA61B17/28Cooperative ClassificationA61B2017/2939, A61B2017/2919, A61B17/29, A61B17/28, A61B17/2909, A61B2017/2933European ClassificationA61B17/28, A61B17/29, A61B17/29HLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 19, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG, A CORP. 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