<p>An endoscopic surgical instrument is provided that includes a handle portion, an elongated middle portion, an articulating portion and a tool portion. The tool portion is steerable by control mechanisms disposed on the handle portion which are accessible to a single hand of a user of the endoscopic surgical instrument. The endoscopic surgical instrument is advantageously employed in a variety of endoscopic surgical techniques, including transgastric or transluminal surgery.</p>
申请公布号
EP2027820(B2)
申请公布日期
2014.10.15
申请号
EP20080014564
申请日期
2008.08.16
申请人
KARL STORZ ENDOVISION, INC.
发明人
MARESCAUX, JACQUES FRANÇOIS BERNARD;MELANSON, JEFFREY S.;DALLEMAGNE, BERNARD;LEROY, JOEL;MUTTER, DIDIER RAOUL DANIEL;BARRY, JAMES P.;STORZ, STEFAN;LEONHARD, MARTIN