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ARTICULATING ENDOSCOPIC ACCESSORY CHANNEL

  • US 20110144430A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2011
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical device, comprising:

  • an end effector configured to perform at least one surgical procedure in response to at least one control motion applied thereto; and

    an elongate shaft coupled to said end effector and configured to facilitate the transmission of said at least one control motion to said end effector from an actuation device operably interacting with said elongate shaft, said elongate shaft defining a shaft axis and being further configured to facilitate articulation of said end effector in two planes that are substantially perpendicular to the shaft axis upon manipulation of the actuation device relative to said elongate shaft such that movement of the actuation device is mimicked by said end effector.

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