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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
H Jonathan Tovey, Milford, CT (US);
Boris Zvenyatsky, Bronx, NY (US);
Ernie Aranyi, Easton, CT (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument is provided for performing a variety of endoscopic or laproscopic procures. The instrument includes a handle assembly, a tubular body extending from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis, a tool assembly associated with a distal end of the tubular body including a tool base and tool members, a first mechanism for effectuating remote articulation of the tool assembly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body, a second mechanism for effectuating remote rotation of the tool assembly about the longitudinal axis of the tubular body, and a third mechanism for effectuating remote rotation of the tool members relative to the tool base.
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