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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Applicants:
William J. Peine, Ashland, MA (US);
Andres Chamorro, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
William J. Peine, Ashland, MA (US);
Andres Chamorro, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc., Framingham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/2816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical instrument tool or end effector constructed of a fixed jaw having a distal grasping end and a proximal body end; a movable jaw having a distal grasping end and a proximal body end; a slide member controlled from a tool actuator, adapted for linear translation and supported between the jaws; at least one link that inter-couples between the slide member and the movable jaw; and a pivot member mounted at the fixed jaw and for engagement with a slot in the body end of the movable jaw.