Patent ID: 8317820
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device, comprising: a housing having a proximal end and distal end and at least one opening extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the housing defining a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends; a drive gear moveable relative to the housing; an elongate control member having a distal end connected to the drive gear for sliding the drive gear longitudinally; a first elongate arm comprising a first jaw member and a first gear end, the first gear end intermeshed with the drive gear and pivotally attached to the housing; and a second elongate arm comprising a second jaw member and a second gear end, the second gear end intermeshed with the drive gear and pivotally attached to the housing, the second elongate arm disposed opposite to the first elongate arm; wherein the first elongate arm and the second elongate arm are pivotable between a first closed position and a second open position, motion of the drive gear driving the pivoting of the first and second elongate arms between the first closed position and the second open position, the first jaw member and the second jaw member being disposed adjacent each other and distal to the housing in the first closed position, the first jaw member and the second jaw member rotated away from each other and received within the at least one opening to entirely enclose the arms in the second open position, each of the first and second elongate arms rotating about 180° between the first closed position and the second open position.