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US 5,308,316 AGranted
Encoscopic kitner
AssigneeEdward Weck Incorporated
InventorsDonald B. Williams, Peter L. Visconti
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Abstract
An endoscopic kitner features a delivery tube with a continuous supply of absorbent material. The absorbent material is retractable into a housing as new absorbent material is placed in position for use. The spent absorbing material is movable into a housing for removal of the kitner. A hand-held drive mechanism is employed to advance the absorbent material.
Claims10
An instrument for surgical procedures that feeds and retracts absorbent material, comprising:
- an elongated housing;
- gripping means on said housing for manipulation of said housing;
- absorbent material movably mounted to said housing;
- means for feeding said absorbent material so that at least a portion thereof selectively extends beyond said housing to replace a portion of said absorbent material which has been retracted into said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.