Patent ID: 9381004
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical tool having proximal and distal ends and adapted to transverse a curved passageway, comprising: an end effector disposed on the distal end of the surgical tool, the end effector having a first body section and a second body section; a releasable connector joining the end effector first body section with the end effector second body section, the connector comprising a pin that connects the first body section with the second body section; wherein the connector is operable to reversibly engage the first and second end effector body sections in a first fixed position and in a second movable position, the connector comprising a biasing element adapted to reversibly retain the first and second body sections in the second movable position; an actuation device for moving the first and second end effector body sections from the first fixed position to the second movable position; wherein the end effector is adapted to maneuver through a larger radius of curvature in the second movable position than in the first fixed position.