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APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES

  • US 20140299647A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2013
  • Published: 10/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical device, comprising:

  • a jaw assembly including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw;

    an articulating assembly removably coupled to the proximal end of the jaw assembly, the articulating comprising a distal joint member, a proximal joint member, and a pivot pin fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member, wherein the jaw assembly and the distal joint member define a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end of the jaw assembly and a distal end of the distal joint member, and the proximal joint member defines a second longitudinal axis; and

    a first rotatable drive shaft comprising a first gear element meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element fixedly coupled to the pivot pin, wherein rotational and longitudinal movement of the first rotatable drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin that is perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal axes.

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