US 12,433,710 B1
Device to restrain opening of an off-the-shelf surgical instrument
Nahush Mokadam, Columbus, OH (US)
Assigned to Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed by Ohio State Innovation Foundation, Columbus, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/962,737.
Application 18/962,737 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2024/054149, filed on Nov. 1, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/660,694, filed on Jun. 17, 2024.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/03 (2016.02) [A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2808 (2013.01); A61B 2090/035 (2016.02)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a main body extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end along a curved longitudinal axis, the main body defining a channel extending (i) from a first surface of the main body towards on opposite second surface of the main body and (ii) along a portion of the main body parallel to the curved longitudinal axis, wherein the main body further defines a first slot adjacent to the first end of the main body, the first slot extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the curved longitudinal axis, wherein the main body further comprises a hinge protrusion extending from the first surface of the main body adjacent to the first slot;
a clamp member coupled to the hinge protrusion and movable between an open and a closed configuration wherein, in the closed configuration, the clamp member encloses a portion of the first slot and a free end of the clamp member engages with a catch on the first end of the main body; and
a mechanical stop coupled to the channel of the main body and configured to be moved between (i) a stationary configuration wherein the mechanical stop is fixed at a first point in the channel, and (ii) an adjustable configuration wherein the mechanical stop is movable to a second point along the channel of the main body.