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US 2013/0158525 A1Published application
Flexible channel surgical instruments
AssigneeADN International, LLC
InventorsAndrew BLITZER, Marshall STROME
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein are directed to flexible channel instruments for minimally invasive aerodigestive surgical procedures.
Claims21
A device, comprising:
- a handle having a control element, wherein a portion of the control element is exposed to an end of the handle;
- and
- a flexible channel tip, adapted for aerodigestive tract surgery, having at least one working channel for receiving at least one surgical instrument, wherein the flexible channel tip includes at least one guide element disposed therein, and wherein the flexible channel tip is detachably connected to the end of the handle such that the guide element interacts with the control element of the handle, and wherein a light source and camera are not attached to the flexible channel tip.
A device, comprising:
- a handle having a control element, wherein a portion of the control element is exposed to an end of the handle;
- and
- a disposable flexible channel tip, adapted for aerodigestive tract surgery, having at least one working channel for receiving at least one surgical instrument, wherein the disposable flexible channel tip includes at least one guide element disposed therein, and wherein the disposable flexible channel tip is detachably connected to the end of the handle such that the guide element interacts with the control element of the handle and wherein the guide element is configured to guide the disposable flexible channel tip in at least four independent directions.
A kit comprising:
- a flexible channel tip, adapted for aerodigestive tract surgery, having at least one working channel for receiving at least one surgical instrument, wherein the flexible channel tip includes at least one guide element disposed therein, wherein the flexible channel tip is configured to detachably connect to the end of a handle having a control element, wherein a portion of the control element is exposed to an end of the handle such that the guide element interacts with the control element in the handle, and wherein a light source and camera are not attached to the flexible channel tip;
- and
- instructions or direction to obtain instructions for attaching one of the at least one flexible channel tips to the control handle and for use of the handle and flexible tip in an aerodigestive tract surgery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.