Handle assembly for surgical instrument and method of making the assembly
CA 2392715 A1 · Owner: Rose, Larry · Inventors: Aguirre, Gustavo; Kratsch, Peter K.; Rose, Larry
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A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly a flexible conduit, and at , least one control member axially movable in the flexible conduit. The handle assembly includes a body member configured to be coupled to the flexible conduit. An actuator is movable on the body member. The actuator includes at least one projection member. The assembly further includes a reinforcement tube having an interior passage sized to accommodate the control member. The reinforcement tube includes a least one bend configured to engage the at least one projection member such that movement of the actuator with respect to the body member causes movement of the reinforcement tube. Methods of …
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- Filed September 25, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 25, 2021.
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