Surgical grasper with articulated fingers
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Aug 27, 1996
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Oct 5, 1994
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Oct 5, 1994
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Surgical apparatus including a support rod having proximal and distal ends; at least one articulated finger at the distal end of the support rod; a handle at the proximal end of the support rod, the handle having a finger grip adapted to be actuated by the hand of a user; a connecting member connecting the finger grip and the finger; a thumb being disposed at the distal end of the support rod opposite the finger, a spring biasing the finger toward a retracted position; and the finger being responsive to a tension in the connecting member exerted by movement of the finger grip whereby the finger moves in a defined manner toward the thumb for grasping an object. In a modified embodiment, a plurality of fingers are provided for opening up an internal space in a body or to grasp a body part to facilitate other surgical procedures.
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