Patent ID: 9271723
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An endoscopic stitching device comprising: a handle assembly including: an end effector operatively connected to the handle assembly, the end effector including a tool assembly configured and adapted to perform at least a pair of operations, wherein the articulation assembly is connected to the end effector in such a manner that operation of the articulation assembly imparts an articulation to the end effector in a first pair of opposed directions and a second pair of opposed direction which is substantially transverse to the first pair of opposed directions, wherein a first movement of a first of the pair of control elements results in axial translation of the respective pair of articulation cables in opposed directions to one another, and wherein a second movement of the first of the pair of control elements results in a reversed axial translation of the respective pair of articulation cables.