WO1994015533A2 - Forceps pour endoscopes - Google Patents

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WO1994015533A2
WO1994015533A2 PCT/IE1994/000003 IE9400003W WO9415533A2 WO 1994015533 A2 WO1994015533 A2 WO 1994015533A2 IE 9400003 W IE9400003 W IE 9400003W WO 9415533 A2 WO9415533 A2 WO 9415533A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B10/06—Biopsy forceps, e.g. with cup-shaped jaws
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/30—Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers without pivotal connections
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B2010/0225—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy for taking multiple samples
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/2926—Details of heads or jaws
    • A61B2017/2932—Transmission of forces to jaw members
    • A61B2017/2933—Transmission of forces to jaw members camming or guiding means
    • A61B2017/2937—Transmission of forces to jaw members camming or guiding means with flexible part
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/32—Surgical cutting instruments
    • A61B2017/320064—Surgical cutting instruments with tissue or sample retaining means

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  • the present invention relates to improvements in forceps systems for use in endoscopes.
  • Endoscopy is a special medical examination of the interior of the body, usually through a natural body opening, by the insertion of a tube device.
  • Recent advances in fibre optics and in ultraminiaturized photography have greatly improved endoscopic examination of the stomach and gastro-intestinal tract, the bowels, rectum, and other internal organs. The great advantage of these techniques is that surgery is not required, or in some cases, only a minor incision is required.
  • biopsy may be employed to remove tiny samples of tissue or body fluids from internal organs via a tube device.
  • an endoscope may comprise a bundle of fibre optic cables disposed around a central passageway through which other surgical devices including, for example, cable-operated biopsy forceps, may be passed.
  • Cable-operated biopsy forceps for use in an endoscope typically comprise a miniaturised tissue grip and lever mechanism at the operating end of the forceps, which is located at a forward or operating end of a sleeved-type activating cable structure, typically approximately 2 metres in length, which extends during use back through the endoscope to a handle portion gripped by the user in carrying out surgical procedures.
  • the handle structure is provided with ring-shaped members engaged by the fingers to open and close the forceps.
  • the present invention is therefore also directed to the provision of a disposable forceps, suitable for a single use or series of uses on an individual patient and subsequent discarding.
  • a forceps system for use in an endoscope comprising a tissue-separating portion and a duct having a first end region located substantially at said tissue-separating portion and a second end region which may be located remotely from said tissue-separating portion, said duct serving for transfer of tissue portions separated by said tissue-separating portion and released by said portion for entry into said duct, from said first end region of the duct to said second end region, for retrieval in use of the system.
  • said duct may be defined by a passage of an endoscope.
  • the system comprises means for effecting a tissue-separating operation of said tissue-separating portion
  • said operation-effecting means may comprise at least one member extending through said passage of the endoscope defining said duct.
  • said operation-effecting means may comprise at least one member extending through another passage of the endoscope.
  • said duct is defined by a tube insertable through a passage of an endoscope.
  • said tube is accommodated within a sleeve, said sleeve and tube being together insertable through a passage of an endoscope.
  • said sleeve is of generally circular cross-section and said tube accommodated with said sleeve has a cross-section defining at least one flow passage between said tube and sleeve.
  • said tube is also of generally circular cross-section having at least one flat portion to define said at least one flow passage.
  • said first end region of said tube may comprise a plurality of jaws defining said tissue-separating portion and a tissue-separating operation is executed by effecting relative axial displacement of said tube and said sleeve.
  • said tissue-separating portion suitably comprises said first end region of said tube, and said first end region of said tube may further comprise at least one cutting edge.
  • said first end region of said tube may comprise a plurality of jaws, as particularly favoured for the sleeved duct construction already described.
  • said tissue-separating portion may comprise a cutter located at said first end region of said tube.
  • Means are then suitably also provided for effecting a tissue-separating operation of said tissue-separating portion, said operation-effecting means comprising, for example, at least one member extending through said duct to said cutter.
  • Said transfer of tissue portions separated by said tissue-separating portion through said duct may be effected by vacuum means of the system of the invention, in a first embodiment of this feature of the invention.
  • the system of the invention may comprise pressure means for effecting said transfer of tissue portions separated by said tissue-separating portion through said duct.
  • Said pressure means may comprise means for providing a supply of water under pressure at said first end region of the duct for establishing a flow of water through said duct towards said second end region to entrain in said flow tissue portions separated by said tissue-separating portion and thereby effect said transfer of said tissue portions.
  • the invention in this first aspect extends not only to a forceps system substantially as described herein with reference to and as shown in any one or more of the accompanying drawings, but also to an endoscopic system comprising any of the features of the forceps system as previously described, as well as an endoscope provided with a forceps system incorporating the features of the invention.
  • Advantages of the invention in its first aspect are the ability to take samples within the human body for return to the exterior without necessarily withdrawing the biopsy device.
  • the samples are conveyed along the duct communicating between the separating or jaw region of the device and the exterior, either by vacuum or by pressurised water flowing from the inner end of the device outwards.
  • the same principle applies - namely the samples are entrained in an outward flow for retrieval at the external end of the duct of the system.
  • a forceps device for use with an endoscope, comprising at least two jaws displaceable towards and away from one another for engagement and separation of a portion of tissue during a closing movement of the the jaws, and means for effecting displacement of the jaws between an open disposition and a closed disposition, wherein the jaws and at least a jaw-carrying portion of the forceps device comprise a single integral structure.
  • said jaws are biassed towards an open disposition, while said jaw-carrying portion preferably comprises a shank from which said jaws extend.
  • Said means for effecting displacement of the jaws between an open disposition and a closed disposition may then comprise a sleeve within which said shank is received, means being provided for displacing said shank relative to said sleeve, so that said jaws are forced towards one another by withdrawal of the shank into the sleeve.
  • said sleeve is defined by a tubular portion of an endoscope within which the forceps device is accommodated.
  • said sleeve extends between said shank and an operating handle structure for effecting displacement of said jaws between said open disposition and said closed disposition.
  • Said shank displacing means suitably comprises an elongate member extending between said shank and an operating handle structure for effecting displacement of said jaws between said open disposition and said closed disposition.
  • said elongate member is a rod, while in an alternative and preferred construction, the elongate member may be a hollow tubular member.
  • An especially favoured embodiment of the invention comprises two jaws, and it is further especially preferred that said jaws and said jaw-carrying portion are formed from a plastics material.
  • the integral structure of the jaw carrying portion and jaws provided by the invention facilitates embodiment of the invention in a disposable form.
  • the further structure in which the jaws are biased towards an open disposition and are brought into a closed configuration by a relative sliding action of a jaw-carrying shank within a sleeve, closing being effected by the jaws being withdrawn into the sleeve, provides an especially effective and functional arrangement for securing the required forceps action.
  • the sleeve may be defined by an end region of the endoscope itself, or alternatively, the sleeve may extend through a passage within the endoscope from the functional or forward end of the apparatus to an operating handle external of the patient in use of the endoscope.
  • the displacement of the shank may be effected by means of a flexible rod extending through this tube or sleeve or through the endoscope as the case may be, or, in an alternative variant, the shank operating member may itself be tubular, sliding within the outer tube or sleeve or the outer structure defined by the passage through the endoscope.
  • a particularly favoured embodiment of the invention in its second aspect which is especially suited to the provision of a disposable unit comprises just two jaws, operating in opposition to one another, although a multi-jaw structure, and in particular, a four-jaw structure, may also be envisaged.
  • An economic disposable structure is facilitated by forming at least the jaws and the jaw-carrying portion from a plastics material.
  • the entire structure, including sleeves and tubes, is also formed from plastics, as is the flexible rod where present. In this manner an economical disposable or throw-away construction may be achieved. Suitable forceps action is achieved as required by providing sharpened edges on the opposing edges of the plastics jaws.
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross-section, to a greatly enlarged scale, of the end of a suction biopsy tube device in accordance with the present invention in its first aspect
  • Figure 2 shows an alternative biting tip for use in the system of the first aspect of the invention
  • Figure 3 shows one of a diversity of sharpened wire loops usable as cutting devices within the system of the first aspect of the invention
  • Figure 4 is a representation of a rotary cutter for use in a system according to the first aspect of the invention
  • Figure 5 is a representation in cross-sectional view of a dragging tip type cutter for use in the system of the first aspect of the invention
  • Figure 6 shows a configuration of the invention in its first aspect in which transfer of samples for collection takes place in the outward direction from the cutting tip under the action of a water flow, water being supplied to the inner or cutting end of the device by means of a separate duct or passage,
  • Figure 7 is a representation of a dragging cutter for use in a two-channel system of the kind shown in Figure 6,
  • Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a sleeved duct construction of the invention in its first aspect, in which passages for inward flow of water are defined between an outer sleeve and flattened portions of an internal tube,
  • Figure 9 is a pictorial representation of the system of Figure 8, showing a pair of biting jaws integrally formed on the inner or tissue-engaging end of the inner tubular member of the sleeved system,
  • Figure 10 is a schematic sectional view of the tissue-engaging end of a forceps device according to the second aspect of the invention along its longitudinal axis
  • FIG 11 is a diagrammatic sectional enlargement of a handle construction suitable for the forceps device of Figure 10
  • Figure 12 shows in pictorial diagrammatical representation, a first embodiment of jaw structure for a forceps device according to the second aspect of the invention
  • Figure 13 is a view similar to that of Figure 12 of a second embodiment of jaw construction for a forceps device according to the invention in its second aspect, and
  • Figure 14 shows a four-jaw construction of a jaw arrangement for a forceps device according to the second aspect of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows the forward portion of a metal fitting 1 for attachment to the end of a biopsy tube device.
  • a tapered, sharpened leading edge 2 is formed at the end of the fitting, which defines an opening 3 communicating with a passageway 4, which in turn communicates with the interior of the biopsy tube.
  • Inwardly-projecting barbs 5 are provided adjacent to the opening 3, which constrict the passageway 4 and are adapted to prevent fall-back of any retrieved sample once the leading edge 2 is withdrawn from the surface of an internal body organ.
  • the end of the device 1 is applied against the internal tissue from which the biopsy is to be taken.
  • the cutting edge may merely rest against the tissue at the biopsy site, or alternatively, a degree of positive forward pressure may be applied to ensure that the leading edge 2 cuts into the tissue at the sampling site.
  • the tube extending through the endoscope, at the forward end of which fitting 1 is mounted, and which extends outwardly from the endoscope at its outer end to communicate with the external environment and associated apparatus, is suitably filled with water, for transmitting suction pulses to the leading end cutter 1 and for conveying separated biopsy samples back to the external end of the system for retrieval and examination.
  • a pressure pulse at the external end of the system transmits a suction pulse to the cutter while it is held against tissue. A portion of tissue is thus separated and is drawn back along the water-filled tube for collection at the outer end. If the sudden pull applied by a vacuum pulse is insufficient to separate an appropriate amount of tissue, a physical movement of the cutter away from the tissue may also be carried out simultaneously with the pulse.
  • the pulse alone, or pulse and pull combined effects the desired separation of tissue.
  • the barbs 5 prevent it from being lost from the cutter at the cutting end, by virtue of a non-return action.
  • Continued suction draws the sample back to the outer end for retrieval.
  • a succession of samples may be withdrawn through a single tube, each being detached by the same cutter, but individually retrieved and identified at the outer end. In this way, a number of biopsies may be carried out for a single insertion of the biopsy device, as compared with a mechanical forceps-type biopsy device, where repeated withdrawals of the forceps are required to individually retrieve each sample.
  • FIG. 1 represents one exemplification of a suction tip, in which samples are drawn into the duct through a small diameter opening at the leading end of the duct and cut from a larger body of tissue, as the sample expands to fill the chamber defined within the mouth of the duct to the rear of the cutting edge 2, this chamber having a larger diametral dimension than the cutting edge opening 3.
  • Figure 2 shows an alternative cutting arrangement, comprising a biting tip 11 received at the end of a duct 12 for communicating with the environment externally of the endoscope.
  • Biting tip body portion 13 is tightly engaged in the end opening of duct 12, the apparent clearances shown between these components in Figure 2 being for clarity of representation only.
  • Cutter 14 is operated mechanically from the external end of the forceps system by a wire or rod 15 passing through duct 12 from an exterior operating or manipulation location.
  • the sample is cut mechanically, and suction is relied upon only as a means of retrieving the sample rather than also itself effecting the cutting action.
  • Figure 3 is a representation of a cutting arrangement in which sample separation is achieved using a sharpened wire loop 21 or like member, defined at the internal or leading end of an activating member 25 extending through duct 22.
  • activating member 25 comprises a dual wire structure.
  • a diversity of cutter arrangements operating on the same general principle as that shown in Figure 3 may be provided.
  • Alternative arrangements include open loop cutters, helical cutters, and hook-shaped cutters, while single- or double-wire activating arrangements may also be deployed, as appropriate.
  • Figure 4 shows a cutter 31 having a tip 33 using a rotary action to separate samples from the tissue body.
  • the rotary cutter 31 is defined at the internal end of an activating member 35 in the form of a flexible rod or cable or wire extending axially through the duct 32 of the system of the invention, duct 32 itself also being flexible for insertion and feeding through an endoscope.
  • Figure 5 shows an arrangement in which the cutting action is provided by a so-called dragging tip 41, in which a shaped aperture 46 provided with a cutting edge 44 is defined at the internal or leading end of the duct 42 defined in this instance by a tube extending axially through the endoscope to the interior of the patient.
  • samples are separated by the dragging tip and withdrawn through the tube under vacuum.
  • the cutter arrangement shown in this Figure may be a separate component affixed to the end of the duct or alternatively the cutter may be formed integrally at the inner or functional end of the duct to be located within the patient, to thereby comprise part of the duct.
  • a similar option applies as appropriate to the various other cutting configurations and arrangements described herein.
  • a disadvantage of the foregoing structures is that sample displacement along the tube or duct by means of vacuum may in certain instances be insufficiently effective to ensure reliable sample retrieval at the outer or external end of system, for a variety of reasons, including difficulties in establishing flow through a relatively small bore tube and also partial obstruction of the tube caused by the presence of an operating wire or other like member (viz. cable, rod etc.) in the case of rotary or other like cutters.
  • withdrawal of samples may be provided for in alternative manner by virtue of directing a continuous flow of water inwards through one lumen and the samples are then entrained in a water flow exiting through a second lumen for external retrieval.
  • An unbroken water column may thus be defined within the exit lumen for carrying samples back to a specimen or collecting jar at the exit end of the system.
  • an arrangement of this kind provides a cutting tip 51 in which separation of a sample takes place by a needle type cutter 54 which penetrates the surface on forward movement of the device and retains a sample when withdrawn.
  • Water flow takes place inwardly through a first lumen 57 or tube of the duct structure 52 and samples then exit entrained in the outward water flow through the exit lumen 58 of duct 52 which communicates with the cutter 51.
  • Figure 7 shows a dragging tip 61 type structure incorporating the dual flow arrangement of Figure 6.
  • the inflow lumen is again identified by reference 57 and the exit lumen by reference 58.
  • Figure 8 shows an especially favoured construction of sleeved tube, in which an inner tube 71 defines the duct through which sample retrieval takes place and this inner tube 71 is axially sleeved within a substantially concentric outer tube or sleeve member 72.
  • side portions 73 of the inner or sleeved tube or duct 71 are flattened, to define passages 74 between the outer surface of the tube 71 and the inner surface of the sleeve 72. In this manner water flow is directed inwardly through these arcuate or sectoral cross-sectional regions 74 and the water flows back through the inner duct or tube 71 and entrains samples.
  • an arrangement of this kind may be associated with any of the cutting features already described.
  • the inner end 81 of the inner sleeve 71 defines a jaw type structure, and a cutting action is effected by rearward axial displacement of the inner tube 71 relative to the sleeve 72 so that the outwardly-biassed jaws 82, which occupy a normally-open disposition, are thereby forced shut to grip and separate a portion of tissue.
  • the apertured nature of the jaw region of the device allows water flow into inner tube or duct 71 to take place in any condition of the jaws 82, whether open or closed, and thereby entrainment of samples for return to the collection end of the forceps system is achieved.
  • the jaws may be released by relative axial displacement of the inner tube 71 to extend it forwards relative to the outer sleeve 72, and thereby release the jaws preparatory to retrieval of a further sample.
  • the tube and sleeve are formed from a plastics material, such as a polycarbonate plastics material.
  • a substantially rigid structure is provided over a short length of the arrangement, but in aggregate, when embodied in for example a two metre long structure for use in an endoscope, the device is sufficiently flexible to pass through the endoscope.
  • the duct may in fact be defined by a passage of the endoscope proper, with the tissue separating means or cutter being located at the tip or functioning end of the endoscope.
  • Two passages of the endoscope may be employed where water flow is used to entrain and carry samples to the outer end.
  • the activating means may be carried through the retrieval passage or through another passage of the endoscope.
  • the forceps and sample retrieval aspects of the invention as shown in Figures 1 to 9 may preferably be embodied in a disposable plastics structure, such as subsequently described with regard to Figures 10 to 14 in respect of an alternative aspect of the invention.
  • the primary objective of the invention is achieved, namely to provide for sample retrieval externally of an endoscope without necessarily requiring withdrawal of the forceps after each cutting or tissue-engaging action.
  • a forceps device 101 for use with an endoscope has two jaws 102 which are displaceable towards and away from one another in operation of the device.
  • the jaws 102 are formed from a plastics material and form integral extensions of a shank portion 103 of the forceps unit which is received within a tubular sleeve 104.
  • the jaws 102 are separated from one another in this construction of the device by a longitudinal slit 105 extending along the longitudinal axis of the shank portion 103 to define a diametral plane including the longitudinal axis and are given a bias into a disposition in which the cutting tips or edges 106 of the jaws 102, which are suitably sharpened, are spaced apart from one another.
  • Closing action of the jaws 102 is achieved by withdrawing the shank 103 within the outer sleeve 104, so that closing action is effected in a collet-type manner.
  • the longitudinal slit 105 is terminated by an enlarged stress-relieving aperture 107 on each side of the generally tubular member defining the shank portion 103.
  • the forceps device 101 comprises a continuous sleeve 104 extending from the shank region 103 to an external or handle end of the device.
  • Axial displacement of the shank 103 in the rearward and forward direction is effected by a longitudinal shaft 108 extending along the length of the sleeve 104 and within the sleeve between the jaws 102 and the handle structure.
  • the shaft 108, sleeved within sleeve 104 and sheathed by the sleeve is itself a tubular member of the structure, i.e. it is hollow.
  • the case of a tubular internal member 108 within sleeve 104 represents a particularly favoured construction of the invention, but the tubular shaft 108 may readily be substituted by a solid operating shaft as required or appropriate.
  • Operation of the forceps device 101 is extremely simple. It is inserted through an endoscope which has already been inserted into and positioned within a patient, the portion of tissue to be separated is identified, the axial shaft 108 within the sleeve 104 is pulled rearwardly relative to the sleeve, and the jaws 102 are accordingly closed about the portion of tissue in question, to separate it from the main body of tissue to which it is initially attached and engage it for retention while the forceps device 101 is withdrawn from the endoscope. The specimen may then be released from the forceps device 101 by again opening the jaws 102.
  • This device provided by the invention in this second or disposable construction is suitably formed from plastics material and may thus provide an inexpensive and hygienic disposable forceps device as compared with the expensive metallic structures currently used. Variants may be provided on the structure described, in particular by substituting a solid internal operating shaft extending from the shank to the handle structure for the hollow shaft or tube 108 shown, which is sleeved within the outer tube or sleeve 104 of the device.
  • a further variant may also be provided in which the sleeve for the forceps device is defined by the leading end of a tube or passage of the endoscope itself, thus enabling the outer sleeve 104 to be dispensed with.
  • Figure 11 shows in sectional schematic view a preferred handle structure 111 for use with the invention in this second aspect, in which a hand-grip 112 is connected or affixed to the outer sleeve 104, while a sliding button-type feature 113 communicates with the internal tubular shaft 108 or solid rod as appropriate for longitudinal displacement thereof through a longitudinally extending slot 114 in the wall of tubular sleeve 104.
  • Figure 12 is a pictorial representation of the jaw structure shown in section in Figure 10.
  • Figure 13 shows an alternative configuration of double jaw construction in which no stress-relieving aperture is present at the base of the longitudinal slit on each side of the structure.
  • a four-jaw configuration is also encompassed within the scope of the present disposable-structure second aspect of the invention, as depicted in Figure 14, in which a four-pronged grabber 122 is closed by means of an outer sleeve 124, which forces the prongs to close to trap the desired sample when rearward relative displacement between the grabber 122 and the sleeve 124 takes place to effect the collet-type action already described.
  • a variety of materials may be used in forming the cutting jaws of the invention in this aspect as shown in Figures 10 to 14, including as noted above, plastics.
  • the desired resilient action is achieved in this case by an appropriate configuration of the structure and a suitable choice of plastics material.
  • the jaws may be formed from a metallic material such as an appropriate grade of steel.
  • the disposable forceps provided by the invention in the second aspect described above in connection with Figures 10 to 14 may be incorporated in a multiple-sample forceps system according to the first aspect of the invention, i.e. that described in regard to Figures 1 to 9.
  • the forceps system of the first aspect of the invention may thus comprise a forceps device according to the second aspect, and the forceps device of the second aspect may be comprised in the system of the first aspect.

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Abstract

Système à forceps utilisable dans un endoscope, dans lequel la séparation de tissus s'effectue à l'aide d'une structure à mâchoires (82) située à l'extrémité intérieure d'une structure tubulaire chemisée apte à s'introduire dans un passage de l'endoscope. Les échantillons détachés par les mâchoires (82) sont entraînés par un liquide en écoulement parcourant un conduit interne (71) du forceps afin d'amener les échantillons jusqu'à un point de récupération situé à l'extérieur du malade pendant l'utilisation du système. On peut mettre le liquide en écoulement dans le conduit en appliquant un vide à l'extrémité externe du système, ou à l'aide d'eau en écoulement positif dans des passages (74) délimités entre des parties aplaties (73) du conduit (71) et la paroi interne d'une gaine (72) formant la chemise du conduit (71). Ainsi, on peut prélever une succession d'échantillons à l'aide du système à forceps lors d'interventions endoscopiques, et cela sans avoir à retirer le forceps afin de récupérer individuellement chacun des échantillons. Un dispositif à forceps du type précité utilisable en association avec un endoscope peut également comporter deux mâchoires adaptées pour se rapprocher et s'éloigner l'une de l'autre afin de saisir et de détacher un morceau de tissu pendant un mouvement de fermeture des mâchoires. Les mâchoires sont sollicitées vers une position d'ouverture et elles passent à leur position de fermeture lorsqu'une tige, à partir de laquelle s'étendent les mâchoires, et un manchon externe se déplacent l'un par rapport à l'autre de façon à assurer un effet de serrage à la manière d'une bague de serrage. La tige et les mâchoires sont formées en une seule pièce, de préférence en matière plastique, afin de faciliter l'obtention d'une structure de forceps jetable utilisable en endoscopie.
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