Surgical instrument including a separable control unit and operational unit
CA 2291315 A1 · Owner: Vorpe, Sacha · Inventors: Peters, Jean-Bernard; Vorpe, Sacha
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The invention concerns a surgical instrument including: - an operational unit and a control unit able to be separated therefrom, the operational unit including a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a tool mounted at the distal end of the sheath and a cable , sliding, inside the sheath connecting said tool to the control unit and allowing the, tool to be actuated when said cable is acted upon by means of the control unit, - the control unit including first and second coupling means for connecting, in a detachable manner, the control unit respectively to the proximal end of the sheath and the proximal end of the cable the instrument, being characterised in that the control unit …
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- Filed November 30, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 30, 2019.
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