Patent ID: 11896252
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A hand-held tool comprising:
a first shaft extending between a first handle portion and a first jaw portion;
wherein the first handle portion is spaced apart from the first jaw portion by a first central portion, said first central portion being flexible; said first jaw portion comprising a first pair of functional assemblies at a remote end of the tool movable relative to each other between fully clamped and fully opened positions;
wherein the first handle portion comprises a first actuatable trigger operatively connected to the jaw portion by a first pull member at least substantially disposed within the first central portion, whereby actuation of the first trigger is operative to move the first pull member to thereby selectively position the first pair of functional assemblies between the fully clamped and fully opened positions, said first pull member comprising at least one cord operatively connecting the first handle portion to the first jaw portion, and that extends through a center of the first central portion,
wherein the first shaft comprises first and second tubular members, at least one being rotatable to selectively position one of the first and second tubular members;
a knob positioned near the first handle portion adapted to cause rotational movement of the remote end of the tool through manual adjustment of the knob;
a second shaft a shaft extending between a second handle portion and a second jaw portion; said second handle portion spaced apart from the second jaw portion by a second central portion, said second central portion being flexible; said second jaw portion comprising a pair of functional assemblies at a remote end of the tool movable relative to each other between fully clamped and fully opened positions;
wherein the second handle portion comprises a second actuatable trigger operatively connected to the second jaw portion by a second pull member at least substantially disposed within the second central portion, whereby actuation of the second trigger is operative to move the second pull member to thereby selectively position a second pair of functional assemblies between a fully clamped and fully opened positions, said second pull member comprising at least one cord operatively connecting the second handle portion to the second jaw portion, and that extends through a center of the second central portion.