US 11,771,548 B2
Surgical instrument
Chen-Chie Wang, Hualien (TW)
Assigned to BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION, Hualien (TW)
Filed by BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION, Hualien (TW)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,665.
Prior Publication US 2022/0323197 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0805 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00238 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
a first holding member;
a sleeve member coupled to the first holding member through one end thereof;
a linkage member disposed inside the sleeve member and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is positioned inside the first holding member;
a second holding member pivotally connected to the first holding member and coupled to the first end of the linkage member, allowing the linkage member to move inside the sleeve member when the second holding member moves relative to the first holding member;
a hook member comprising an extending portion and a bending portion, wherein one end of the extending portion is coupled to the other end of the sleeve member, and the bending portion extends from the other end of the extending portion and bends inwardly toward the first holding member, and an opening is configured between said one end of the extending portion coupled to the sleeve member and a free end of the bending portion; and
an opening/closing member having one end pivotally connected to the extending portion and connected to the second end of the linkage member such that when the linkage member moves, the other end of the opening/closing member moves between the extending portion and the free end within the opening.