Guiding Trocar and System for Connecting to a Guiding Trocar
First Claim
1. A guiding tube for receiving and guiding a medical instrument, wherein the guiding tube comprises engaging members for engaging an instrument inside the tube and a substantially spherically shaped ball member provided on an outer surface of said tube, wherein the engaging members are provided movable with respect to the tube in a direction having a radial component, seen with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube, upon compression of the ball member.
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Abstract
Guiding tube, in particular a trocar, for receiving and guiding a medical instrument, wherein the guiding tube comprises engaging members for engaging an instrument inside the tube and a substantially spherically shaped ball member provided on an outer surface of said tube, wherein the engaging members are provided movable with respect to the tube in a direction having a radial component, seen with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube, upon compression of the ball member.
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41 Claims
- 1. A guiding tube for receiving and guiding a medical instrument, wherein the guiding tube comprises engaging members for engaging an instrument inside the tube and a substantially spherically shaped ball member provided on an outer surface of said tube, wherein the engaging members are provided movable with respect to the tube in a direction having a radial component, seen with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tube, upon compression of the ball member.
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