Patent ID: 11911015
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical device, comprising:
an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis;
an end effector at a distal end of the elongate shaft, the end effector being movable between a first position aligned along the longitudinal axis and a second position angularly oriented relative to the longitudinal axis;
a handle coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft and having a rotatable actuator disposed thereon, the actuator having a first mode in which movement of the end effector between the first and second positions is controlled by rotation of the actuator, and the actuator having a second mode in which the actuator is operatively disengaged from the end effector such that the end effector can move from the second position to the first position;
wherein rotation of the actuator beyond a predetermined threshold amount of rotation is configured to cause the actuator to automatically move from the first mode to the second mode;
first and second movable members that are engaged with the actuator and operatively coupled to the end effector such that rotation of the actuator causes axial translation of the first and second movable members to thereby move the end effector between the first and second positions; and
wherein the first and second movable members are threadably engaged with the actuator until the actuator is rotated beyond the predetermined threshold amount of rotation.