Medical procedure kit
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1. A medical procedure kit comprising:
- at least one shield-less obturator for use in one or more trocars, said obturator having a distal or penetration end, a proximal or handling end, and a shaft located between said distal end and said proximal ends; and
a package for enclosing said obturator.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a medical kit having one or more obturators for use with a trocar. The obturator comprises a shaft having a distal or penetration end for insertion into a patient and a handling or proximal end for gripping by a surgeon. The penetration end of the shaft comprises a tip for cutting and/or separating tissue. The proximal end of the obturator having a handle member shaped to define a grasping portion having an orientation indicator thereon. The orientation indicator of the present invention providing the surgeon with the relative position of the tip of the obturator with respect to the shaft.
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14 Claims
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1. A medical procedure kit comprising:
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at least one shield-less obturator for use in one or more trocars, said obturator having a distal or penetration end, a proximal or handling end, and a shaft located between said distal end and said proximal ends; and
a package for enclosing said obturator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13)
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10. A medical procedure kit comprising:
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at least three shield-less, disposable obturators for use in one or more trocars, each of said obturators having
1) a distal end shaped to cut and/or separate tissue, and
2) a proximal end shaped to define a grasping portion;
a shaft located between said distal end and said proximal end; and
a package for enclosing said obturators. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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14. A medical procedure kit comprising:
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at least three shield-less, disposable obturators for use in one or more trocars, each of said obturators having
1) a distal end shaped to cut and/or separate tissue, and
2) a proximal end shaped to define a grasping portion, said grasping portion having at least one orientation indicator for providing the relative position of said distal end, said orientation indicator comprising one or more raised surfaces and/or one or more indentions;
a shaft located between said distal end and said proximal end; and
a package for enclosing said obturators.
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