Patent ID: 9456733
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical device, comprising: a shaft having a central longitudinal axis, wherein the shaft includes a lumen; a tool assembly pivotably coupled to the shaft to pivot about a pivot axis to opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis, wherein the tool assembly includes a proximal end portion proximal to the pivot axis, and a distal end portion distal to the pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis provides a fulcrum between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion; and a control member extending through the lumen, wherein the control member is pivotably coupled to the proximal end portion, and movement of the control member in a distal direction pivots the distal end portion in a first direction from a first side of the central longitudinal axis to a second side of the central longitudinal axis, the first side and the second side being opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis.