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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/068 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2514214

A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic use articulates an end effector by including an articulation mechanism in an elongate shaft that incorporates an electrically actuated polymer (EAP) actuator for remotely articulating the end effector. Pivoting connections between a distal frame portion and a proximal frame portion are actuated by EAP fiber actuators and thereafter are locked at the selected articulation angle by deactivating an EAP lock release.

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