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Medical instrument for suction and irrigation, and method for its production

US7857784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

17Claims

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Jochen Schmidberger · Schallstadt, DE
Andreas Efinger · Münsingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2005
Grant date	Dec 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M1/77
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical instrument for suction and irrigation comprises an elongate shaft with a first channel serving as suction channel and with a second channel serving as irrigation channel, the shaft having a first tube which is closed in cross section and in which one of the channels is present. The shaft has a second tube which is open in cross section along its length and is placed with its open lengthwise side on an outside face of the first tube and secured sealingly thereon, the other channel being formed in the space between the outside face of the first tube and an inside face of the second tube. A method for production of the instrument is also described.

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