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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
John R. Liddicoat, Boston, MA (US);
William E. Cohn, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
John R. Liddicoat, Boston, MA (US);
William E. Cohn, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus for reconfiguring tissue, the apparatus comprising a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one effector mechanism movably mounted to the distal end of the shaft, each effector mechanism comprising at least one gripping element for gripping tissue to that effector mechanism, the at least one effector mechanism being configured to capture the gripped tissue against said shaft, at least one actuating mechanism mounted to the proximal end of the shaft, and at least one connection mechanism connecting the at least one actuating mechanism to the at least one effector mechanism, whereby a user may utilize the at least one actuating mechanism to actuate the at least one effector mechanism so as to reconfigure tissue.