Patent ID: 9737364
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of actuating a medical device, the method comprising: inserting a distal end of an actuation tool into a body of a patient through a surgical access port, wherein the actuation tool includes a handle that extends from the surgical access port; positioning the distal end of the actuation tool proximal to a surface of an anatomical structure, wherein the medical device is positioned on an opposite side of the anatomical structure; establishing a magnetic coupling between the distal end of the actuation tool and the medical device; and actuating a function of the medical device through the magnetic coupling with the actuation tool, wherein manipulating the medical device through the magnetic coupling with the actuation tool includes controlling linear movement of an actuator magnet in the actuation tool which causes a corresponding linear movement of a driven magnet in the medical device, wherein linear movement of the driven magnet causes a 4-bar linkage to tilt an end effector of the medical device relative to an instrument body housing of the medical device.