Low Cost Disposable Medical Forceps to Enable a Hollow Central Channel for Various Functionalities

The present invention relates to an endoscopic biopsy forceps (10) with an open central channel. The forceps include a sheath (20) having a proximal end and a distal end, a housing (50) connected with the distal end of the outer sheath, an open channel actuator control means (30) having a proximal end and a distal end and passing through the sheath, an operating means attached to the proximal end of the open channel actuator means, an open channel actuator (60.) attached to a distal end of the open channel actuator control means and having a first projection and second projection, a first jaw (40) having an actuator engagement projection and having a first position and a second position, and a second jaw having an actuator engagement projection and a first position and a second position. The first jaw and second jaw are movably connected to the housing, and when the open channel actuator is moved longitudinally along a body of the instrument, the first jaw moves between the open position and the closed position.

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Patents:
US 20,110,060,188

Inventor(s): SHARON ANDRE [US]; SINGH SATISH [US]; BIGIO IRVING [US]; ATLADOTTIR SVAVA [US]; FOSS DOUGLAS [US]; VOGTEL PATRIK [DE]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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