Surgical instrument
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1. A disposable surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle;
a rigid stem section extending from said handle and defining a longitudinal axis of said surgical instrument;
a flexible stem section extending from a distal end of said rigid stem section;
a surgical tool connected with a distal end of said flexible stem section, said surgical tool including a fixed part fixed for movement with said distal end of said flexible stem section, said surgical tool including a movable part supported for pivotal movement relative to said fixed part about a pivot axis; and
a flexible actuator cable having a first end portion movable by an actuator member on said handle, an intermediate portion extending through said flexible stem section, and a second end portion connected with said movable part;
said flexible actuator cable transmitting force from said actuator member to said movable part to effect pivotal movement of said movable part about said pivot axis;
said flexible actuator cable being made from cold-worked nickel--titanium wire.
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Abstract
A disposable surgical instrument (10) includes a flexible actuator cable (180) which transmits force to a movable part (34) to effect pivotal movement of the movable part. The flexible actuator cable (180) is made from cold-worked nickel--titanium wire.
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1. A disposable surgical instrument comprising:
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a handle; a rigid stem section extending from said handle and defining a longitudinal axis of said surgical instrument; a flexible stem section extending from a distal end of said rigid stem section; a surgical tool connected with a distal end of said flexible stem section, said surgical tool including a fixed part fixed for movement with said distal end of said flexible stem section, said surgical tool including a movable part supported for pivotal movement relative to said fixed part about a pivot axis; and a flexible actuator cable having a first end portion movable by an actuator member on said handle, an intermediate portion extending through said flexible stem section, and a second end portion connected with said movable part; said flexible actuator cable transmitting force from said actuator member to said movable part to effect pivotal movement of said movable part about said pivot axis; said flexible actuator cable being made from cold-worked nickel--titanium wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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