| 发明名称 |
ARTICULATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS |
| 摘要 |
A surgical instrument and its method of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the surgical instrument may include a handle and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle. The elongated shaft assembly may include an articulable portion with an articulation direction. The elongated shaft assembly may also include a tubular member with a flexible portion with a preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance. The tubular member may permit articulation of the elongated shaft assembly when the preferential bending direction is aligned with the articulation direction. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014276966(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.18 |
| 申请号 |
US201313827254 |
申请日期 |
2013.03.14 |
| 申请人 |
C.R. BARD, INC. |
发明人 |
Ranucci Kevin J.;Cauldwell Nathan Stewart;Felix Augustus |
| 分类号 |
A61B17/10;A61B17/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/10 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A surgical instrument comprising:
a handle; and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle, wherein the elongated shaft assembly includes an articulable portion with an articulation direction, and wherein the elongated shaft assembly includes a tubular member with a flexible portion with a preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance, wherein the tubular member permits articulation of the elongated shaft assembly when the preferential bending direction is aligned with the articulation direction. |
| 地址 |
Murray Hill NJ US |
