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Surgical instrument for endoscopic and general surgery

  • US 5,817,119 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1996
  • Issued: 10/06/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical apparatus comprising:

  • a tubular member with no joints and having a distal end and a proximal end;

    an end effector attached directly to the distal end of said tubular member at an attachment point, the end effector comprising a first pivotable working portion and a second pivotable working portion, the two working portions each extending from the attachment point and forming an operating angle therebetween;

    a handle attached to the proximal end of the tubular member, the handle comprising;

    an elongated grip portion having a longitudinal axis that extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member, wherein the grip portion is permanently fixed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member and grippable by a single hand;

    an actuating control; and

    a pivot control, the actuating and pivot controls being actuable by the same hand which grips the grip portion; and

    linkage extending through the tubular member, the linkage operably connecting the actuating control and the pivot control with the first and second end effector working portions, wherein;

    in response to the actuating control being actuated, the linkage acts on the end effector to alter the operating angle; and

    in response to the pivot control being actuated while the actuating control is not being actuated, the linkage acts on the end effector to pivot the working portions simultaneously in the same direction about the attachment point while maintaining a substantially constant operating angle.

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