Medical instrument handle and medical instrument having same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7758593
APP PUB NO 20070260264A1
SERIAL NO

11417482

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A medical instrument handle includes a medical-instrument-handle body, manually-slidable first and second slides, and medical-instrument-member first and second articulation cables. The handle body has a longitudinal axis, a proximal body portion, and a distal body portion. The first slide is slidably attached to the handle body. The first articulation cable includes a first proximal cable portion which has a first centerline and which is connected to the first slide. The second slide is slidably attached to the handle body. The second articulation cable includes a second proximal cable portion which is connected to the second slide. A medical instrument also includes a flexible shaft and a medical end effector.

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC4545 CREEK ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45242

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lu, Ifung Skokie, US 19 754
Nobis, Rudolph H Mason, US 114 31999
Vakharia, Omar Cincinnati, US 11 1573

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