Patent ID: 11877763
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical tool comprising:
a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
a yoke disposed within the housing between the proximal end and the distal end;
a handle pivotally coupled to the housing;
a pivot assembly coupling the yoke to the housing, the pivot assembly including a first link having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first link rotatably coupled to the housing and the second end of the first link rotatably coupled to a second link at a first end of the second link, the second link having a second end rotatably coupled to the yoke; and
a pivot pin pivotably coupling the second end of the first link to the first end of the second link, wherein the pivot pin is disposed through the handle, the first link, and the second link; and
a slot disposed within in the handle configured to slidably receive the pivot pin,
wherein the handle is coupled to the pivot assembly such that movement of the handle causes movement of the yoke.