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

Claim 20:
21. An apparatus for performing a minimally-invasive procedure, the apparatus comprising: a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and a central portion extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the shaft comprises a flexible portion that extends distally from a handle portion at the proximal end of the shaft, said shaft having at its distal end an actuatable tool head assembly selected from the group consisting of a gripper, a jaw assembly, a grasping assembly, a grasper; jaws, nets, grasping elements, a net assembly, sharp cutting implements, sharpened cutting jaws; magnets; spring-like fingers; a multi-fingered retrieval assembly; suction cups; forceps, baskets, a magnifying viewing device, a light element and a camera; wherein the handle portion comprises a first actuatable trigger operatively connected to a pull member at least substantially disposed within the central portion, whereby actuation of the trigger is operative to move the pull member to thereby selectively position the actuatable tool head assembly; said pull member comprising at least one cord operatively connected to the handle portion and that extends through a center of the central portion, wherein the shaft comprises first and second tubular members, at least one being rotatable to selectively position one of the first and second tubular members.