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Surgical device

US8480703B2 · kind B2 · utility

1,670Cited by

7References

15Claims

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

David A. Nicholas · Trumbull, US
David A. Zeichner · Oxford, US
Donald Malinouskas · Monroe, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 15, 2011
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2034/742
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical device includes a shaft portion coupled to a handle, the handle defining a longitudinal axis. The surgical device also includes a first driver configured to actuate a rotational movement via a first drive shaft and a second driver configured to actuate an articulation movement via a second drive shaft. The surgical device also includes a controller having a first dial and a second dial, the first dial actuated by the first driver and the second dial actuated by the second driver, the second dial positioned within the first dial.

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