Medical instrument set and method for creating a surgical operating space in operations on the jaw
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1. A medical instrument system for creating a surgical operating space in the human or animal body by minimally invasive way in operations on the jaw, comprising:
- a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, which can be introduced through an incision in the cheek, a plate-shaped flat element which can be introduced through the mouth, and a connection mechanism provided at said distal end of said shaft and on said plate-shaped element and being designed such that said plate-shaped element can be secured on said shaft.
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A medical instrument system for creating a surgical operating space in the human or animal body by minimally invasive way in operations on the jaw comprises a shaft, which can be introduced through an incision in the cheek, and a plate-shaped flat element which can be introduced through the mouth, a connection mechanism being provided at a distal end of the shaft and on the plate-shaped element and being designed such that the plate-shaped element can be secured on the shaft.
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1. A medical instrument system for creating a surgical operating space in the human or animal body by minimally invasive way in operations on the jaw, comprising:
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a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, which can be introduced through an incision in the cheek, a plate-shaped flat element which can be introduced through the mouth, and a connection mechanism provided at said distal end of said shaft and on said plate-shaped element and being designed such that said plate-shaped element can be secured on said shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A Method for creating a surgical operation space by minimally invasive way in operations on the jaw, comprising
making a first incision through the cheek anterior to the ear, making a second incision in the mucous membrane adjacent to a site where said operation is to be carried out, introducing a plate-shaped flat element through the mouth und through said second incision between the lower jaw bone and the cheek in the area of the jaw angle, introducing an elongated shaft through said first incision towards said plate-shaped element, connecting a distal end of said shaft with said plate-shaped element, and drawing back said shaft after having being connected with said plate-shaped element to create said operating space between the lower jaw and a side of said plate-shaped element facing the lower jaw.
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