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Endoscopic surgical instrument for rotational manipulation

  • US 6,171,316 B1
  • Filed: 10/10/1997
  • Issued: 01/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical instrument for endoscopic procedures comprising:

  • a handle, said handle rotationally attached to a translation section, said translation section attached to a transmitting means, said translation section receiving rotational motion from said handle and imparting rotational motion to said transmitting means in a greater than 1;

    1 ratio;

    a shaft extending from said translation section to an effector unit, said shaft having an articulated region, said articulated region intermediate said translation section and said effector unit, said articulated region capable of adjustably assuming an angled configurations, said rotation transmitting means smoothly transmitting rotational motion through said articulated region.

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