Surgical instrument with guided laterally moving articulation member
摘要
A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including a laterally sliding member in a proximal portion of a shaft that pivots the end effector to a selected side. Differentially opposing actuating forces (e.g., hydraulic, fluidic, mechanical) act against the laterally sliding member without binding by incorporating guidance mechanisms between the laterally sliding member and a frame of the shaft.
申请公布号
SG126845(A1)
申请公布日期
2006.11.29
申请号
SG20060001987
申请日期
2006.03.24
申请人
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
发明人
HUEIL, JOSEPH, C.;WALES, KENNETH, S.;BOUDREAUX, CHAD, P.