MULTIPLE FUNCTION SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
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1. An instrument used in laparoscopic surgery comprising:
- a trocar having a hollow interior and a sharpened end; and
a pair of implements having working distal ends and associated shafts extending between distal ends and proximal ends thereof disposed within the hollow interior of the trocar, wherein the implements are selectively advanced and retracted by an appropriate force applied to the respective handles of the implements.
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Abstract
An instrument used in laparoscopic surgery is disclosed, the instrument having a trocar having a hollow interior and a sharpened end, and at least two implements having working distal ends and associated shafts extending from the distal ends and terminating in respective handles at proximal ends thereof disposed within the hollow interior of the trocar, wherein the implements may be selectively advanced and retracted by an appropriate force applied to the respective handles of the implements.
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18 Claims
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1. An instrument used in laparoscopic surgery comprising:
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a trocar having a hollow interior and a sharpened end; and a pair of implements having working distal ends and associated shafts extending between distal ends and proximal ends thereof disposed within the hollow interior of the trocar, wherein the implements are selectively advanced and retracted by an appropriate force applied to the respective handles of the implements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An instrument used in laparoscopic surgery comprising:
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a trocar having a hollow interior and a sharpened end; and at least three implements having working distal ends and associated shafts extending between distal ends and proximal ends thereof, wherein the implements are frictionally engaged within the hollow interior of the trocar and may be selectively advanced and retracted by an appropriate force applied to the respective handles of the implements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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