Patent ID: 6017358
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An instrument for manipulating anatomical tissue comprising:an elongated barrel having a distal end and a proximal end;a handle coupled to said proximal end of said barrel;a first connecting member coupled to a distal end of said barrel;a first end effector extending from said first connecting member, said first end effector having at least two relatively movable members operable by said handle and a longitudinal axis that is offset from a longitudinal axis of said barrel;a second connecting member coupled to said distal end of said barrel;a second end effector extending from said second connecting member, said second end effector having at least two relatively movable members operable by said handle and a longitudinal axis that is offset from a longitudinal axis of said barrel;wherein said first connecting member is rotatably coupled to said barrel to rotate about a first axis within said barrel between a first position, in which said first end effector is contained entirely within a diametrical dimension of said barrel, and a second position, in which at least a portion of said first end effector extends beyond the diametrical dimension of said barrel, said first end effector being offset from said first axis.