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Cinch control device

  • US 20070049947A1
  • Filed: 08/25/2005
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A mechanism for opening and closing jaws of a medical instrument, the mechanism comprising:

  • a cinch configured to selectively move in opposite directions along a longitudinal axis, said cinch comprising a pair of control members each having an inner control surface and an outer control surface; and

    a jaw assembly having a pair of jaw arms, each jaw arm comprising an inner engagement surface configured to slidingly engage with a respective one of said outer control surfaces, and an outer engagement surface configured to slidingly engage with a respective one of said inner control surfaces.

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