Calculus removal

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1996-04-30

1998-08-04

Dawson, Glenn K.

Surgery

Instruments

Means for concretion removal

606113, A61B 1722

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057887101

ABSTRACT:
Grasping an object, e.g., a calculus in the biliary tract, using a grasper, such as a basket, that can be opened and closed without mechanical advantage and also rotated about the device axis to make it easier to capture the object. The basket can then be closed further with mechanical advantage to crush the object.

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