SURGICAL TOOLS
A surgical instrument comprises a proximal end. A distal end has an articulation region, a movement of which is controlled from the proximal end. A shaft is between the proximal end and the distal end. A plurality of steering cables extend from the proximal end to the distal end. An end effector comprises a clevis, the clevis including at least one channel that receives a portion of a steering cable of the plurality of steering cables.
1 . A surgical instrument comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end having an articulation region, a movement of which is controlled from the proximal end; and
a shaft between the proximal end and the distal end;
a plurality of steering cables extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and
an end effector comprising a clevis, the clevis including at least one channel that receives a portion of a steering cable of the plurality of steering cables.
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