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Surgical instrument with rotatably mounted offset end effector and method of using the same

US6080180A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1997
Grant dateJun 27, 2000
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3445
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An instrument for operating on anatomical tissue includes a barrel having at least one shaft. An end is offset from the shaft. In an insertion position, the end effector is confined within the diametrical dimension of the barrel at a distal end thereof. After insertion, the end effector can be manipulated to extend beyond the diametrical dimension of the barrel to provide a large working span in which tissue can be manipulated.

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