Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End effectors actuation platform
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Application No.: US16192757Application Date: 2018-11-15
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Publication No.: US11033288B2Publication Date: 2021-06-15
- Inventor: John P. Winstanley , Keith R. John , Paul Martino , Joseph Michelini
- Applicant: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
- Applicant Address: US OH Mentor
- Assignee: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee: UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mentor
- Agency: Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B10/06 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An endoscopic device includes a base, one or more end effectors, and an actuating assembly. The base includes a cylindrical shaft will a hollow interior. The end effectors are connected to the distal portion of the base such that the end effectors are movable between open and closed positions. The actuating assembly moves the end effectors between the open and closed position. The actuating assembly includes a driver that has at least one stopper feature extending radially from the driver shaft. The driver of the actuating assembly is at least partially disposed within the hollow interior of the base such that the stopper feature is movable in an opening of the base. The stopper feature engages a distal edge of the opening to prevent movement of the driver in a distal direction relative to the base and engages a proximal edge of the opening to prevent movement of the driver in a proximal direction relative to the base. Movement of the driver in the distal direction causes the end effectors to move to the open position, and movement of the driver in the proximal direction causes the end effectors to move to the closed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190150968A1 END EFFECTORS ACTUATION PLATFORM Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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