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Radial jaw biopsy forceps

  • US 5,666,965 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1995
  • Issued: 09/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscopic instrument, comprising:

  • a) a flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal end;

    b) opposed first and second jaws, said first jaw being rotatably disposed on said distal end of said flexible tube, and said first jaw including a proximal tang defining a first bore; and

    c) actuation means for effecting rotation of said first jaw, said actuation means comprising a first pull wire having a first pair of angled bends at a distal end of said first pull wire, said first pull wire extending through said first bore at said first pair of angled bends, and terminating without forming a loop.

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