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Patent US6818007 - Tool and an effector - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn effector comprises a pair of opposing jaws directly mounted on a keeper so that the jaws are pivotable about the keeper. The jaws are connected to an actuating member within the keeper, so that translational movement of the actuating member causes the jaws between an open and closed position....http://www.google.com/patents/US6818007?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6818007 - Tool and an effectorAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6818007 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/088,449PCT numberPCT/GB2000/003565Publication dateNov 16, 2004Filing dateSep 15, 2000Priority dateSep 16, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE60004070D1, DE60004070T2, EP1211989A1, EP1211989B1, WO2001019261A1Publication number088449, 10088449, PCT/2000/3565, PCT/GB/0/003565, PCT/GB/0/03565, PCT/GB/2000/003565, PCT/GB/2000/03565, PCT/GB0/003565, PCT/GB0/03565, PCT/GB0003565, PCT/GB003565, PCT/GB2000/003565, PCT/GB2000/03565, PCT/GB2000003565, PCT/GB200003565, US 6818007 B1, US 6818007B1, US-B1-6818007, US6818007 B1, US6818007B1InventorsIan Trevor Dampney, John Ewant Alfred WickhamOriginal AssigneeSyclix LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (25), Referenced by (72), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTool and an effector
US 6818007 B1Abstract
What is claimed is: 1. An effector comprising a pair of opposing jaws directly mounted on a keeper and pivotable thereabout, the jaws being connected to an actuating member within the keeper, so that translational movement of the actuating member causes the jaws to pivot between an open and closed position, wherein each jaw has pivoting means engageable with respective pivoting means on the keeper and actuating means engageable with corresponding actuating means on the actuating member, the jaw actuating means and the jaw pivoting means being arranged at opposite sides of a plane of separation of the jaws.
In FIG. 1, a surgical tool 1 has an effector 2, a pull rod 3 and a tube 4. The effector 2 comprises a pair of jaws 5 a, 5 b, a keeper 6 and an actuating member 7. The keeper 6 is divided along a plane of separation of the jaws 5 a, 5 b A—A to form two identical keeper parts, 6 a and 6 b. The effector 2 is rotationally symmetrical about the plane of separation of the jaws A—A. Each jaw 5 a, 5 b is associated with a respective keeper part 6 a or 6 b. The jaw 5 a has an operational portion 8 which is used to carry out surgical procedures and an actuating portion 9, where the movement of the jaw is controlled. The outer surface of the operational portion 8 of the jaw 5 a is smooth, while the inner surface of the jaw 5 a may be serrated or uneven. The lower surface of the actuating portion 9 has pivoting means in the form of a notch 10 engageable with pivoting means in the form of a corresponding rib 11 on the keeper part 6 a so that the jaw 5 a may be pivoted about the rib 11 on the keeper part 6 a. The rib 11 is arranged on the inner surface of the keeper part 6 a. The notch 10 and the rib 11 are arcuate to facilitate pivotal motion of the jaw 5 a about the keeper part 6 a. The actuating member 7 has an arm 12 a projecting from its lower end in the direction of translational movement of the actuating member 7 and an actuating arm 12 b projecting from its upper end, also in the direction of translational movement of the actuating member 7. Projections 13 a and 13 b are located at the end of the respective arms 12 a and 12 b, so that the arms 12 a and 12 b are slidable within a recess (see below) in the keeper parts 6 a and 6 b respectively and the actuating member 7 may thus be located in the keeper parts 6 a and 6 b. The projections 13 a and 13 b also permit engagement of the respective jaws 5 b and 5 a, so that the actuating member 7 can actuate the jaws 5 a and 5 b. The jaw 5 a has actuating means, arranged on an opposite side of the plane of separation of the jaws A—A to the jaw pivoting means, in the form of a recess 14 on the upper surface of the actuating portion 9. The recess 14 is engageable with actuating means in the form of the projection 13 b on the actuating member 7 so that the jaw 5 a may be actuated by the actuating member 7. The recess 14 and the projection 13 b are arcuate in cross-section to permit pivotal motion of the jaw 5 a around about the projection 13 b. The keeper part 6 a has a recess 15 adjacent the rib 11 for clearance of the projection 13 a on the arm 12 a of the actuating member 7 in the keeper part 6 a. When the actuating member 7 is inserted in the keeper part 6 b, the projection 13 b engages in the recess 14 so that the top surface of the projection 13 b is flush with the top surface of the actuating portion 9.
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MINOP LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOMFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:DAMPNEY, IAN TREVOR;WICKHAM, JOHN EWANT ALFRED;REEL/FRAME:012992/0406Effective date: 20020326Sep 27, 2004ASAssignmentOwner name: SYCLIX LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOMFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:MINOP LIMITED;REEL/FRAME:015183/0527Effective date: 20040406May 2, 2008FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Apr 25, 2012FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 8May 5, 2016FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 12RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services