Patent ID: 8480658

Claim:
A handle assembly for a surgical device with multiple independently operable end effectors for performing respective different operations on tissue, said handle assembly comprising: a handle spine configured with a longitudinal cutout or guide; and at least two actuation control subassemblies, each one of said actuation control subassemblies being operably connected to a respective one of said end effectors, each one of said actuation control subassemblies being slidably disposed at least partially within said cutout or guide of said handle spine; whereby each one of said actuation subassemblies contains a push rod member coupled at a proximal end thereof with at least one corresponding gripping element, and at a distal end thereof, operably connected to a respective one of said end effectors; whereby said push rod members are positioned along said cutout or guide in a substantially parallel relationship to one another; and whereby the actuation of each one of said push rod members caused by an actuation of said corresponding gripping elements effects an actuation of the respective one of said end effectors.