Patent ID: 9615846
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An endoscopic instrument comprising: a shank comprising a distal shank end; an instrument head extending from said distal shank end, said instrument head comprising a tool, said tool comprising a longitudinal central axis, a first jaw part and a second jaw part, said first jaw part and said second jaw part being pivotable relative to each other; a first member comprising a first disk peripheral edge and a first disk rotational axis, said first disk peripheral edge being located at a first radial distance from said first disk rotational axis; a second disk comprising a second disk peripheral edge and a second disk rotational axis, said first disk and said second disk being connected to at least one of said first jaw part and second jaw part, said second disk rotational axis being aligned with said first disk rotational axis, said second disk peripheral edge being located at a second radial distance from said second disk rotational axis, said first radial distance being greater than said second radial distance, said first disk and said second member being associated with one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part for opening and closing said one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part, said first disk being located on one side of said one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part, said second disk being located on another side of said one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part, said first disk being located at a first distance from said longitudinal central axis, said second disk being located at a second distance from said longitudinal central axis, said first distance being less than said second distance; and a plurality of pulling elements, at least a portion of each of said pulling elements extending in an interior of said shank, said first disk and said second disk being connected to one or more of said pulling elements, wherein actuation of said one or more pulling elements actuates said one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part.