Patent ID: 8715270

Claim:
A two-part instrument system, comprising: an elongate guide tube having at least one channel; and a tool configured for passage through the at least one channel, the tool comprising a first and a second body member, a first controller having a rotatable shaft and a handle coupled to the rotatable shaft, and a second controller, wherein the second body member is operatively coupled to the second controller, and the second controller is adapted to mate with the first controller; the first body member operatively coupled to the first controller, and including an elongate body having a lumen therein extending to a distal aperture, and a distal manipulation section, the first controller adapted to control at least one degree of freedom of the distal manipulation section, and the second body member including an elongate body and a distal end effector, the elongate body and distal end effector configured for receipt in the lumen of the first body member.