Patent ID: 6139563
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical device having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, comprising:tissue engaging means including first and second opposed jaws for grasping, securing, and occluding body tissue and conduits;a shaft member operatively coupled to the tissue engaging means, the shaft member capable of being placed in different curvatures;a handle assembly operatively coupled to the shaft member and to the, tissue engaging means; anda jaw actuating means for actuating the jaws of the tissue engaging means between an open position and a closed position, the actuating means being operatively connected to the tissue engaging means and to the handle assembly;wherein the shaft member comprises a dual-channeled plastic tube having a first and a second channel, the jaw actuating means extending axially through the first (channel and a malleable rod extending axially through the second channel.