Patent ID: 7892186

Claim:
An assembly including a handle for articulating an articulator, the handle comprising at least one accessible attachment mechanism useful for reattachably attaching the articulator and the handle during a medical procedure; and the handle further comprising: a first portion axially aligned with a second portion; a first actuating member pivotably coupled to the first portion and a second actuating member pivotably coupled to the second portion; wherein the first and second actuating members are pivotably coupled to each other and configured such that squeezing the first and second actuating members toward the first and second portions of the handle causes the articulating of the articulator; and wherein the articulator comprises a first wire having a distal portion and a proximal portion and a second wire having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the second wire being disposed in a lumen defined by the first wire and the distal portion of the second wire being functionally coupled to the distal portion of the first wire.