Surgical resecting tool
US5529580A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical resecting tool (1) whereby a cartilage, cartilage knob or tumor within a body cavity, for example, such articulation cavity as of a knee is resected from outside the body cavity without being incised and is taken out of the body cavity is provided with a rigid outer tube (4) removably provided in the front part of a body part (2) which is also a holding part and has a rotary power source 28. The outer tube (4) is provided with an opening (7) near the front end part and with a curved part 9 in the rear of the opening (7). The outer tube 4 is provided with a cutting part (13) in the front end part and is removably connected in the rear end part to the rotary power source (28) to resect a living body tissue by rotating and driving the cutting part (13). An inner tube (6) having a flexible part (12) at least in the position corresponding to the above mentioned curved part (9 ) is inserted through the outer tube (4).
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