Medical instrument and method of performing a surgical procedure with the medical instrument

A method of performing a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a medical instrument comprising:
• an elongate frame with proximal and distal ends spaced in a lengthwise direction along a central axis of the frame;
• an operating assembly at a proximal region of the frame;
• and
• a working assembly at a distal region of the frame,
• the working assembly comprising a cantilevered tip with a free end and reconfigurable by an operator through the operating assembly by selectively reorienting the tip relative to:
• i) the frame;
• and ii) a reference plane extending through the frame orthogonally to the central axis at a location on the frame spaced axially from the working assembly toward the operating assembly, in a range between first and second positions,
• the working assembly further comprising at least one cautery component;
• b) placing the tip in one position within the range through the operating assembly;
• c) engaging the tip free end with a human body part;
• d) at least one of:
• i) moving the medical instrument relative to the human body part;
• and ii) repositioning the tip relative to the frame from the one position into another position to thereby cause a portion of the human body part to move guidingly along the tip from the free end to a cutting location wherein the portion of the human body part engages the one cautery component;
• and
• e) operating the one cautery component to dissect the portion of the one body part at the cutting location.