Vessel sealer and divider for use with small trocars and cannulas
CA 2528918 C · Owner: Kerr, Duane Eugene · Inventors: Dycus, Sean T.; Peterson, Darion; Kerr, Duane Eugene
Overview
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An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes a housing and a shaft affixed to the housing. The shaft includes a longitudinal axis defined therethrough and a pair of jaw members attached to a distal end thereof. The forceps also includes a drive assembly for moving one of the jaw members relative to the other jaw member from a first position wherein the movable jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to each other to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer one another for manipulating tissue. A movable handle is included which is rotatable about a pivot to force a drive flange of the movable handle into mechanical cooperation with the drive assembly to move the …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 13, 2003 and granted June 10, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 13, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 13, 2025.
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