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US 2014/0155897 A1Published application
Surgical instrument
AssigneeRZ-Medizintechnik GmbH
InventorsVolker Heiny, Hans Uwe Lorius, Stefan Ohlig
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for arthroscopic and surgical interventions, includes an elongate base body having an integrated drive unit via which a hollow-cylindrical drive element, which is rotatably mounted and arranged in an elongate, hollow outer shaft, is driven. The drive element is coupled at a distal end to a surgical cutting tool. The surgical instrument includes an exchangeable head as an adaptor. A disposable tube is arranged as part of a suctioning device.
Claims14
1-13. (canceled)
A surgical instrument system, comprising:
- a base body with an integrated drive unit, an integrated operable control panel, a hand grip, a receptacle for an exchangeable head, and a cable connection;
- said exchangeable head being operable for one of a surgical cutting, an abrading, and a milling;
- a hollow-cylindrical rotatably mounted drive element operably disposed on an elongate, hollow, outer shaft;
- a tool, being one of a surgical cutting tool, an abrading tool, or a milling tool, disposed on a distal-end portion of said drive element and operably coupled to the drive element;
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- an integrated operative suction arrangement, further comprising:
- a one-way operative tube made of plastic, which is operatively and removably disposed on the exchange-able head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.