Patent ID: 11896255
Assignee: FLEXDEX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device having a jaw assembly actuated by a transmission cable, the device comprising:
an elongate, flexible transmission guide, wherein the transmission cable is routed through the elongate, flexible transmission guide;
an input assembly at a proximal end of the elongate, flexible transmission guide, the input assembly comprising an input body and an input member, the input member coupled to the proximal end of the transmission cable, wherein the input member has an input stroke relative to the input body, further wherein the input stroke includes a first part that corresponds to a displacement of 30% to 70% of the full displacement of the input member and a second part that corresponds to the remaining displacement of the input member; and
wherein the jaw assembly is distal to the elongate, flexible transmission guide, the jaw assembly having a first jaw, a second jaw, and a jaw input coupling the transmission cable to the second jaw or the first and second jaw, wherein the jaw assembly has an open configuration when the first and second jaws are fully open relative to each other and a closed configuration when the first and second jaws are closed;
further wherein displacement of the input member relative to the input body corresponding to the first part of the input stroke actuates the proximal end of the transmission cable which in turn actuates the jaw input, which in turn closes the first and second jaws until the first and second jaws reach a stop, and thereafter the displacement of the input member relative to the input body corresponding to the second part of the input stroke stretches the transmission cable, wherein the resulting tension in the transmission cable is converted by the jaw assembly to an increasing force between the first and second jaws.