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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF CLEANING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

  • US 20160193012A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2014
  • Published: 07/07/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:

  • a shaft comprising a distal end, a proximal end, a wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end and having an exterior surface and an interior surface;

    wherein at least a first portion of the shaft includes openings that penetrate the interior and exterior surfaces of the wall and provide flow communication from an exterior of the shaft to an interior of the shaft;

    wherein at least one transverse cross-sectional plane and at least one longitudinal cross-section plane through the portion of the shaft including openings each intersect multiple openings that penetrate the interior and exterior surfaces of the wall.

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