Patent ID: 8636756
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool comprising: an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end; at least two sets of tissue approximating structures that are extendible through and retractable back into the elongated body; a single actuating mechanism at the proximal end of the elongated body for independently extending and retracting each of the at least two sets of tissue approximating structures, wherein the single actuating mechanism comprises a tubular body having an elongated opening at its proximal end, and an actuation insert moveably positioned within the elongated opening, wherein the actuation insert is slideable and rotatable relative to the tubular body; and wherein the actuation insert of the single actuating mechanism is linearly pushable to activate one of the two sets of tissue approximating structures and linearly pullable to activate the other of the two sets of tissue approximating structures.