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Handle Assembly for Articulated Endoscopic Instruments

  • US 20100076260A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2007
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A handle assembly for operating a surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a trigger operatively supported on the housing;

    at least one actuation shaft operatively connected to the trigger and extending from the housing, wherein an actuation of the trigger imparts axial translation to the actuation shaft; and

    at least one articulation cable operable from the housing, each articulation cable including a distal end operatively connectable with an end effector and a proximal end operatively connected to an articulation control element supported on the housing.

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