Patent ID: 7998167
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An end effector for use in an endoscopic device, said end effector comprising: a cup; and a hinge extension formed separately from the cup and connected to the cup, the hinge extension having a pivot for pivotally connecting the end effector to an identical second end effector, the cup including a central land having opposite sides, opposite side walls extending from the opposite sides of the central land between a front end and a back end, and an end wall extending across the front ends of said opposite side walls; and the central land includes an integral hinge connector portion and the hinge extension is positioned in overlapping relation with the hinge connector portion and directly connected to the hinge connector portion of the cup along substantially the entire length of the central land, wherein the hinge connector portion lies in a plane which is substantially the same as a plane in which the central land lies.