Patent ID: 8097001
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument comprising: a tubular member; an operative element; an elongate shifter connected at a distal end to said operative element, said shifter and said operative element being movable relative to said tubular member; a handle having a first part and a second part movable relative to one another, said first part being fixed to a proximal end of said tubular member, said second part being fixed to a proximal end of said shifter; at least one stop component disposed on said first part and engageable with said second part to limit relative motion of said first part and said second part and concomitantly to stop travel of said operative element at a predetermined location relative to a distal end of said tubular member; and an override member slidably disposed on said first part and engageable with said stop component for enabling a user to so shift said stop component out of a travel path of said second part as to enable travel of said operative element past said predetermined location, said override member being different from and movable with respect to both said first part and said second part, said override member being linearly slidable or translatable relative to said stop component.