A surgical instrument, comprising: a device having a proximal end and a functional end configured to be inserted into a body part; an assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the assembly is coupled to the proximal end of the device; a shaft coupled to the proximal end of the assembly, the shaft having a shaft housing; a bearing positioned around the assembly, wherein the bearing is configured to slide over the assembly; a hub having a sleeve tube, wherein the sleeve tube is configured to partially house the device such that the functional end of the device at least partially extends beyond a distal end of the sleeve tube when the device is in a deactivated state; and a basket coupled to the hub, the basket comprising: a plurality of grooved levers, each grooved lever having a proximal end received by the shaft housing and a distal end coupled to a tip of the basket, wherein compressing one or more of the plurality of grooved levers moves the bearing and the hub relative to the shaft and toward the functional end of the device, causing the sleeve tube to transition the device from the deactivated state to an activated state; the basket comprises a bearing housing; and the bearing is positioned in an opening provided between the bearing housing and a body of the assembly; characterized in that: a proximal end of the bearing is in contact with a distal end of the shaft when the plurality of grooved levers are in an at-rest state; the device is de-activated when the plurality of grooved levers are in the at-rest state; and the proximal end of the bearing is separated from the distal end of the shaft when the plurality of grooved levers are compressed. a device having a proximal end and a functional end configured to be inserted into a body part; an assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the assembly is coupled to the proximal end of the device; a shaft coupled to the proximal end of the assembly, the shaft having a shaft housing; a bearing positioned around the assembly, wherein the bearing is configured to slide over the assembly; a hub having a sleeve tube, wherein the sleeve tube is configured to partially house the device such that the functional end of the device at least partially extends beyond a distal end of the sleeve tube when the device is in a deactivated state; and a basket coupled to the hub, the basket comprising: a plurality of grooved levers, each grooved lever having a proximal end received by the shaft housing and a distal end coupled to a tip of the basket, wherein compressing one or more of the plurality of grooved levers moves the bearing and the hub relative to the shaft and toward the functional end of the device, causing the sleeve tube to transition the device from the deactivated state to an activated state; the basket comprises a bearing housing; and the bearing is positioned in an opening provided between the bearing housing and a body of the assembly; characterized in that: a proximal end of the bearing is in contact with a distal end of the shaft when the plurality of grooved levers are in an at-rest state; the device is de-activated when the plurality of grooved levers are in the at-rest state; and the proximal end of the bearing is separated from the distal end of the shaft when the plurality of grooved levers are compressed.