Surgery – Endoscope – With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore
Patent
1996-02-06
1999-01-12
Leubecker, John P.
Surgery
Endoscope
With tool carried on endoscope or auxillary channel therefore
600156, 600172, 600182, A61B 1005
Patent
active
058579613
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a surgical instrument for use with a viewing system and, if desired, an irrigation fluid supply system. The surgical instrument can be readily assembled and includes an elongated shaft and a flexible endoscope or optical assembly that can be readily and removably secured along substantially the entire length of the shaft by a mounting tube or other mounting means.
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Poss Thomas A.
Vanden Hoek John C.
Clarus Medical Systems, Inc.
Leubecker John P.
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