Modular medical instrument and method of using same

A modular medical instrument assembly capable of being disassembled for cleaning and reassembled for reuse, said modular medical instrument assembly comprising:

• an elongated guide member having a proximal end, a distal end and a channel extending from said proximal end to said distal end, said elongated guide member including a coupling member at said proximal end;
• a port fitting adapted to be detachably coupled to said coupling member of said elongated guide member, wherein said port fitting includes at least one flush port for providing fluid communication with said elongated guide member and includes a coupling member;
• and
• an actuator handle adapted to be detachably coupled to either one of said coupling member of said port fitting and said coupling member of said elongated guide member, wherein said modular medical instrument assembly is capable of being assembled with said port fitting between said actuator handle and said elongated guide member and with said actuator handle directly coupled to said elongated guide member.

A forceps device for use with a modular medical instrument, said forceps device comprising:

• a body member having a first end and a second end;
• first and second forceps jaws pivotably coupled to said first end of said body member, said first and second forceps jaws having respective first and second tangs;
• and
• an actuation cable having at least first and second wires wound together, wherein said first and second wires extend through said second end of said body member, wherein said first wire extends through said first tang of said first forceps jaw and said second wire extends through said second tang of said second forceps jaw, and wherein said first and second wires extend back through said second end of said body member to said actuation cable, wherein movement of said actuation cable relative to said body member causes said forceps jaws to open and close.