Reusable laparoscopic surgical instrument
AssigneeAmerican Medical Products Company
InventorJames A. Schneiter
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Abstract
A surgical instrument having a handle and an elongated member. The elongated member has a proximal end and a distal end. The elongated member defines an interior passageway having a narrowed throat portion adjacent the distal end. The throat portion has a substantially smooth and cornerless continuous surface. A movable rod is located within the passageway of the elongated member and passes through the throat portion of the elongated member. A tool is connected to the operating rod and extends from the clevis portion of the elongated member.
Claims27
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) an elongated member connected to a handle, the elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated member defining an interior passageway having a narrowed throat portion adjacent the distal end, the throat portion having a substantially smooth and cornerless continuous surface;
- c) a movable rod located within the passageway of the elongated member and passing through the throat portion of the elongated member;
- d) a tool connected to the rod and extending from the distal end of the elongated member.
A medical device that is insertable into a body, comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) an elongated member connected to the handle, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated member defining an interior passageway having a narrowed throat portion adjacent the distal end;
- c) a movable rod located within the passageway of the elongated member and passing through the throat portion of the elongated member, the throat portion being at least partially spaced away from the rod in order to provide for a relatively unencumbered flow of a fluid therethrough;
- d) a tool connected to the rod and extending from the distal end of the elongated member;
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- e) a port connected to the passageway of the elongated member and adapted to receive a cleaning solution for insertion through the passageway and out the distal end of the elongated member.
A laparoscopic medical device that is insertable into a body, comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) an elongated member connected to the handle, the elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated member defining an interior passageway having a narrowed throat portion adjacent the distal end, the throat portion having a substantially smooth and cornerless continuous surface;
- c) a movable rod located within the passageway of the elongated member and passing through the throat portion of the elongated member, the throat portion being at least partially spaced away from the rod;
- d) a tool connected to the operating rod and extending from the elongated member;
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- e) a port connected to the passageway of the elongated member and adapted to receive a cleaning solution for insertion through the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.