APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING TISSUE

摘要

Apparatus for reconfiguring tissue, the apparatus comprising a shaft (15) having a distal end and a proximal end; at least one effector mechanism (35) movably mounted to the distal end of the shaft (15), each effector mechanism (35) comprising at least one gripping element for gripping tissue to that effector mechanism, the at least one effector mechanism (35) being configure d to capture the gripped tissue against said shaft (15), at least one actuatin g mechanism (45) mounted to the proximal end of the shaft (50), and at least o ne connection mechanism connecting the at least one actuating mechanism (45) to the at least one effector mechanism (35), whereby a user may utilize the at least one actuating mechanism (45) to actuate the at least one effector mechanism (35) so as to reconfigure tissue.