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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Frank Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Eric J. Taylor, East Hampton, CT (US);
Peter Hathaway, Lebanon, CT (US);
Kenneth W. Horton, Jr., South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic stitching device is provided including a handle assembly and an end effector operatively connected to the handle assembly. The handle assembly includes a housing; a trigger operatively supported on the housing; and an actuation cable operatively connected to the trigger and extending from the housing in such a manner that an actuation of the trigger imparts axial translation and rotation to the actuation cable. The end effector includes a tool assembly configured and adapted to perform at least a pair of operations. The actuation cable is operatively connected to the tool assembly in such a manner that the actuation cable is capable of effecting a first operation of the pair of operations of the end effector upon the axial translation thereof and/or effecting a second operation of the pair of operations of the end effector upon the rotation thereof.