WO2004073543A3 - Multifunctional surgical instrument - Google Patents

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WO2004073543A3
WO2004073543A3 PCT/US2004/004226 US2004004226W WO2004073543A3 WO 2004073543 A3 WO2004073543 A3 WO 2004073543A3 US 2004004226 W US2004004226 W US 2004004226W WO 2004073543 A3 WO2004073543 A3 WO 2004073543A3
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surgical instrument
surgeon
multifunctional surgical
fingertip
incision
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James W Voegele
Robert P Gill
Wayne L Poll
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Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc
James W Voegele
Robert P Gill
Wayne L Poll
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Priority to JP2006503545A priority patent/JP2006517839A/en
Priority to AU2004212931A priority patent/AU2004212931A1/en
Publication of WO2004073543A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004073543A2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/32—Surgical cutting instruments
    • A61B17/3209—Incision instruments
    • A61B17/3211—Surgical scalpels, knives; Accessories therefor
    • A61B17/3217—Devices for removing or collecting used scalpel blades
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors
    • A61B17/0218—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors for minimally invasive surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B42/00—Surgical gloves; Finger-stalls specially adapted for surgery; Devices for handling or treatment thereof
    • A61B42/20—Finger-stalls specially adapted for surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00345—Micromachines, nanomachines, microsystems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping
    • A61B2017/00438—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping connectable to a finger

Abstract

A minimally invasive surgical instrument (110) that may be used in hand­-assisted laparoscopic surgeries. The device is multi-functional surgical instrument that may be mounted directly on a surgeon's fingertip and inserted through an incision to allow the surgeon to manipulate tissue during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument may be used for blunt dissection and allows for finger actuation of two opposing jaws (21a, 210b) to enable the surgeon to grasp and dissect tissue.
PCT/US2004/004226 2003-02-14 2004-02-13 Multifunctional surgical instrument WO2004073543A2 (en)

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CA002515858A CA2515858A1 (en) 2003-02-14 2004-02-13 Multifunctional surgical instrument
EP04711158A EP1596735A4 (en) 2003-02-14 2004-02-13 Multifunctional surgical instrument
JP2006503545A JP2006517839A (en) 2003-02-14 2004-02-13 Multifunctional surgical instrument
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