Patent ID: 7025775

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; an operating device disposed at the distal end of the shaft; a cable assembly carried by the shaft extends proximally to a terminus; a handle assembly coupled to the cable assembly is movable to operate the device at the distal end of the shaft; a first handle included in the handle assembly; a second handle included in the handle assembly and having a pivotal relationship with the first handle; portions of the first handle being sized and configured to receive the terminus and the proximal end of the shaft; portions of the second handle being sized and configured to receive the terminus of the cable assembly; and the proximal end of the shaft and the terminus being simultaneously rotatable to couple the proximal end of the shaft to the portions of the first handle and to couple the terminus to the portions of the second handle; wherein the terminus includes portions defining a spherical surface; wherein the portions of the terminus are first portions and the terminus further comprises second portions defining opposing planer surfaces of the terminus.