EP1581073A4 - A parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system - Google Patents

A parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system

Info

Publication number: EP1581073A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: handle system; parallel handle; designing; parallel; handle
Prior art date: 2002-10-24
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP03809643A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1581073A2 (en

Inventor

Stephen L Tillim

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

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2002-10-24

Filing date

2003-10-24

Publication date

2008-09-10

2002-10-24 Priority claimed from US10/279,111 external-priority patent/US6988295B2/en

2003-10-24 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2005-10-05 Publication of EP1581073A2 publication Critical patent/EP1581073A2/en

2008-09-10 Publication of EP1581073A4 publication Critical patent/EP1581073A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B9/00—Hand-held gripping tools other than those covered by group B25B7/00
- B25B9/02—Hand-held gripping tools other than those covered by group B25B7/00 without sliding or pivotal connections, e.g. tweezers, onepiece tongs
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
- A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
- A61B17/2909—Handles
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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- A61B17/30—Surgical pincettes without pivotal connections
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- A61B17/3213—Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor with detachable blades
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
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- B25B7/00—Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping
- A61B2017/00424—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist
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- A61B17/2909—Handles
- A61B2017/2912—Handles transmission of forces to actuating rod or piston
- A61B2017/2918—Handles transmission of forces to actuating rod or piston flexible handles
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61B17/2909—Handles
- A61B2017/2912—Handles transmission of forces to actuating rod or piston
- A61B2017/2919—Handles transmission of forces to actuating rod or piston details of linkages or pivot points
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- A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws
- A61B2017/2927—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
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- A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
- A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws
- A61B2017/2927—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft
- A61B2017/2929—Details of heads or jaws the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft with a head rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61B17/3211—Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor
- A61B2017/32113—Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor with extendable or retractable guard or blade

EP03809643A 2002-10-24 2003-10-24 A parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system Withdrawn EP1581073A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US10/279,111 US6988295B2 (en)	2001-10-24	2002-10-24	Handle/grip and method for designing the like
US279111		2002-10-24
WOPCT/US02/03395		2002-10-24
PCT/US2002/033956 WO2003035331A2 (en)	2001-10-24	2002-10-24	A handle/grip and method for designing the like
PCT/US2003/033963 WO2004037495A2 (en)	2002-10-24	2003-10-24	A parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1581073A2 EP1581073A2 (en)	2005-10-05
EP1581073A4 true EP1581073A4 (en)	2008-09-10

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03809643A Withdrawn EP1581073A4 (en)	2002-10-24	2003-10-24	A parallel handle system and method for designing a parallel handle system

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1581073A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2006519029A (en)
AU (2)	AU2003225129B2 (en)
CA (2)	CA2503448A1 (en)
WO (2)	WO2004037312A2 (en)

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- 2003-04-23 CA CA002503448A patent/CA2503448A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-10-24 WO PCT/US2003/033963 patent/WO2004037495A2/en active Application Filing
- 2003-10-24 EP EP03809643A patent/EP1581073A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-10-24 AU AU2003301554A patent/AU2003301554A1/en not_active Abandoned
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CA2503448A1 (en)	2004-05-06
EP1581073A2 (en)	2005-10-05
WO2004037495A2 (en)	2004-05-06
WO2004037312A2 (en)	2004-05-06
AU2003301554A1 (en)	2004-05-13
WO2004037312A3 (en)	2005-02-03
AU2003225129B2 (en)	2007-05-31
AU2003225129A1 (en)	2004-05-13
JP2006519029A (en)	2006-08-24
CA2503488A1 (en)	2004-05-06
WO2004037495A3 (en)	2005-04-14

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2005-08-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2005-10-05	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20050506
2005-10-05	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2005-10-05	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK
2006-02-15	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2008-09-10	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20080808
2012-09-28	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2012-10-31	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20120503

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