Patent ID: 7922739

Claim:
A surgical device, comprising: an ergonomic handle having an upper portion and a grip portion, the upper portion having a handle aperture formed in a sidewall and accessible by a single finger of a user; a finger actuator having an actuating finger receiving portion within and accessible through the handle aperture, and a translating shaft that extends in a forward direction from the finger receiving portion, and in a rearward direction from the finger receiving portion beyond the handle aperture along the same axis; an elongated tubular portion extending from the ergonomic handle and having a longitudinal axis; and a rod functionally disposed within the tubular portion along the longitudinal axis, the rod being directly coupled proximally to the translating shaft of the finger actuator and distally to a functional end, wherein the finger actuator moves in a non-pivoting, linear manner to directly effectuate an equidistant linear movement of the rod while maintaining a hand of the user about the ergonomic handle in a position consistent with a functional position of the hand.