MULTI-COMPONENT DETACHABLE JAW TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING SAME

摘要

Provided is a jaw tool formed from two separable units and which includes a fastening device that attaches the two units together when the jaw tool is in use and which may automatically separate the units after the device performs its function such as clamping and/or cutting. Also provided is a jaw tool having a cutting blade wherein the contours of the device are shaped so that force is concentrated on the cutting bade when the device is closed. The jaw tool may be manufactured from a single injection molded-component that is used in duplicate to form the jaw tool. The jaw tool may be used in various applications in which it may be beneficial to simultaneously clamp and cut an object, such as various medical applications including vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and placental.

主权项

1. A tool, comprising:
a. a first part comprising a first set of jaws; b. a second part comprising a second set of jaws; c. a locking mechanism for attaching the first part to the second part such that the first set of jaws and the second set of jaws form a single set of unitary jaws, wherein the locking mechanism engages when the set of unitary jaws are in an open-jaws position and disengages when the set of unitary jaws moves from an open-jaws position to a closed-jaws position.