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Surgical instrument attachment system

  • US 20060025793A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2005
  • Published: 02/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical implement for use with a hand-piece of a surgical instrument for performing a surgical treatment to a human or animal body, the surgical implement comprising:

  • an outer tube member including an outer hub and an outer tube extending longitudinally from the outer hub, the outer tube and the outer hub defining a longitudinal bore, the outer hub including a circumferentially extending locking groove and an engaging element respectively disposed at an outer surface of the outer hub and configured for releasable attachment of the outer tube member to a corresponding member of the surgical instrument, a proximal end portion of the outer hub having an enlarged bore coaxial with the longitudinal bore of the outer tube and the outer hub; and

    an inner tube member including an inner hub and an inner tube extending longitudinally from the inner hub, the inner tube and the inner hub defining a longitudinal bore, the inner tube configured to insert within the longitudinal bore of the outer tube member and including an effect portion for performing a surgical treatment there-about, the inner hub including a connection element configured for detachably connecting to an actuator of the surgical instrument for performing a the surgical treatment, a distal end portion of the inner hub configured to be rotatably received within the enlarged bore of the outer hub.

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