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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL AND ACTUATION

  • US 20080065103A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2007
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a guide tube;

    a first instrument comprising a first elongate body and a first transmission mechanism at a proximal end of the first elongate body, wherein the first transmission mechanism is coupled to move a component at a distal end of the first instrument, and wherein the first transmission mechanism comprises a wedge shape;

    a second instrument comprising a second elongate body and a second transmission mechanism at a proximal end of the second elongate body, wherein the second transmission mechanism is coupled to move a component at a distal end of the second instrument, and wherein the second transmission mechanism comprises a wedge shape;

    wherein the wedge shape of the first transmission mechanism and the wedge shape of the second transmission mechanism each comprise a vertex edge;

    wherein the vertex edges of the wedge shapes of the first and the second transmission mechanisms are oriented towards an extended centerline of the guide tube; and

    wherein the first and the second elongate bodies extend through the guide tube.

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