Methods and devices are provided for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided that include an elongate shaft having a distal portion configured to be movable between a first configuration in which the distal portion of the shaft is substantially straight or linear and a second configuration in which the distal portion of the shaft is articulated at a compound angle. The shaft's distal portion can include two articulation joints to facilitate formation of the compound angle.
申请公布号
WO2011140436(A1)
申请公布日期
2011.11.10
申请号
WO2011US35511
申请日期
2011.05.06
申请人
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.;CONLON, SEAN, P.;WEISENBURGH, WILLIAM, B.