Patent ID: 8696649
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A laparoscopic instrument, comprising a first handle pivotally rotatable among at least two lockable positions, and further comprising a second handle pivotally rotatable among the at least two lockable positions with the first handle in a first operating mode and further comprising a first drum attached to the first handle and a shaft passing through the first drum, the first drum being rotatable around the shaft to cause the first handle to be pivotally rotatable among the at least two lockable positions, and a second drum attached to the second handle, the shaft passing through the second drum, the second drum being rotatable around the shaft to cause the second handle to be pivotally rotatable among the at least two lockable positions, wherein said shaft comprises protrusions, wherein said shaft is selectively positionable in at least two operating modes via movement in an axial direction in which, in a first mode position said shaft engages said first drum without engaging said second drum and in a second mode position said shaft engages both said first drum and said second drum.