Multi-purpose surgical instrument

Details Multi-purpose surgical instrument Multi-purpose surgical instrument

2007-01-02

2007-01-02

Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)

Surgery

Instruments

C606S167000, C606S205000, C081S489000, C007S167000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10428706

ABSTRACT:
A multi-instrument surgical tool for use during hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery includes a housing having a plurality of ports disposed therein which are each dimensioned to slidingly house one of a plurality of surgical instruments for selective deployment from the case. The housing also includes a corresponding plurality of elongated channels each in communication with a respective one of the plurality of ports. Each of the instruments including an actuator which is movable within a respective channel from a first position wherein the instrument is at least partially housed within the housing to a second position wherein the actuator is disengaged from the respective channel and the actuator is freely operable to actuate the instrument for its intended purpose.

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