Surgical cutting instrument with anti-torgue outer jacket

Details Surgical cutting instrument with anti-torgue outer jacket Surgical cutting instrument with anti-torgue outer jacket

1996-11-19

1998-06-16

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

128749, 606205, A61B 1000

Patent

active

057661979

ABSTRACT:
A surgical cutting instrument comprising an elongated flexible hollow-body tube having a lumen extending therethrough, and having a proximal end and distal end, together with an outer jacket, a forceps cutter for cutting coupled to the distal end of said body portion. A control wire having proximal and distal ends extends through the lumen in the body portion and is coupled at the distal end to the forceps cutter. A portion of the outer jacked comprises a right-hand wrap, while another portion comprises a left-hand wrap whereby to reduce torque displacement at the distal end upon cutting.

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