Richard C. Ewers,Eugene Chen,Arvin T. Chang,Robert A. Vaughan
申请号:
US11736539
公开号:
US08092489B2
申请日:
2007.04.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
A tissue grasping apparatus includes a control member, an elongated shaft, and a tissue grasping member attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. An activation mechanism provides an user-operable connection between the control member and the tissue grasping member. In an embodiment, the tissue grasping member includes a pair of jaws configured to open to an included angle between the jaws of 180 degrees or more. In an embodiment, the activation mechanism includes a flexible drive wire attached to the penetrating member.