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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Kevin F. Hahnen, Duluth, GA (US);
Richard A. Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Kevin F. Hahnen, Duluth, GA (US);
Richard A. Hillstead, Duluth, GA (US);
Bryan D. Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Richard A. Hillstead, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
A hydraulically actuated medical instrument includes an elongated shaft having proximal and distal ends, a hydraulically actuated end effector at the distal end of the shaft and a fluid flow path extending through the shaft to the end effector. The shaft may be capable of an angled configuration where at least a portion of the shaft is manually movable to a direction in which it extends at an angle to another portion of the shaft. The end effector is not limited to a linear configuration and at least a portion of an elongated end effector extends at an angle relative to another portion of the end effector as is needed or desirable for the particular procedure to be performed.