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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Joey Magno, Dudley, MA (US);
Michael Sansoucy, Wrentham, MA (US);
Richard M. Braga, North Easton, MA (US);
Scott Wudyka, Marlborough, MA (US);
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A handheld surgical instrument having a handpiece and a shaft extending from the handpiece is provided. The instrument includes a cutting implement disposed at a distal end of the shaft and an articulation portion disposed proximate to the cutting implement. The articulation portion includes a set of first slits and a set of second slits opposite the first set of slits. The articulation portion also has first and second passageways disposed in the slits along with first and second flat pull wires disposed in the passageways. The instrument also has an articulation control assembly that includes an articulator having first and second anchor points coupled with the first and second flat pull wires. The articulator moves the first flat pull wire in a first direction and moves the second flat pull wire in a second direction opposite the first direction during actuation.