Kerr, Duane E.,Johnson, Kristin D.,Dycus, Sean T.,Romero, Paul R.,Moses, Michael C.
申请号:
AU2011226936
公开号:
AU2011226936B2
申请日:
2011.09.29
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
#$%^&*AU2011226936B220131017.pdf#####OPEN VESSEL SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH CUTTING MECHANISM AND DISTAL LOCKOUT Abstract An open electrosurgical forceps (10) for sealing tissue, comprising: a pair of first s and second shaft members (12a, 12b) each having a jaw member (110, 120) disposed at a distal end thereof, the jaw members (110, 120) movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to at least one subsequent position wherein the jaw members (110, 120) cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween; at least one of the jaw members (110, 120) including a knife channel (115) defined along at least a portion of a io length thereof; a cutting mechanism (80) at least partially translatable through the knife channel (115); an actuator (40) operable to advance with the cutting mechanism (80); and a rack and pinion system (42, 86, 45) in operable communication with the actuator (40), the rack and pinion system (42, 86, 45) including a first gear-like rack (42) connected to the actuator (40) and a second gear-like rack (86) connected to the cutting mechanism 15 (80) and a pinion (45) rotatable about an axis disposed between the first and second gearlike racks (42, 86).