Patent ID: 7314479
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An instrument for manipulating a vessel in a patient comprising: a cannula having a lumen for providing insufflation to create a working space in the tissue of a patient; a first manipulator for manipulating a vessel located within the working space, the first manipulator slidably movable within the cannula from a stowed position, wherein the first manipulator is substantially disposed within the cannula, to a forward position, wherein at least a portion of the first manipulator is disposed outside the cannula, the first manipulator being rotatable when in the forward position to an extended position; a handle; a first actuator disposed on the handle and operably connected to the first manipulator for moving the first manipulator from the forward position to the extended position; a first movable rack attached to the first actuator; a first pinion engaged with the rack, the first pinion being connected to the proximal end of the first rod; and a first wire having a proximal end attached to the first actuator and a distal end attached to the first rack.