Patent ID: 8900267
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An instrument comprising: a lumen having a proximal end and a distal end; a handpiece affixed to the proximal end of the lumen and including an actuator; proximal articulable segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the proximal articulable segment pivotably attached to the distal end of the lumen via a proximal hinge pin extending in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lumen; a distal articulable segment having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the distal articulable segment pivotably attached to the distal end of the proximal articulable segment via a distal hinge pin extending in the direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lumen; an actuation cable extending from the actuator through the lumen and into the proximal articulable segment; and a cable router comprising: a proximal knuckle assembly comprising: a distal knuckle assembly comprising: