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Articulation systems for positioning minimally invasive surgical tools

  • US 6,491,626 B1
  • Filed: 04/13/2000
  • Issued: 12/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An articulator for positioning a tool during a surgical procedure, comprising:

  • a longitudinally extending body;

    a plurality of transverse grooves extending inwardly from opposite lateral sides of the longitudinally extending body; and

    a plurality of recesses extending inwardly from the opposite lateral sides of the longitudinally extending body, the plurality of recesses defining an articulation control wire lumen and a tool control wire lumen, and wherein the tool control lumen is disposed collinear with a neutral bending axis of the articulator.

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