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Surgical instrument

  • US 5,707,350 A
  • Filed: 04/22/1996
  • Issued: 01/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical instrument constructed for insertion into a joint space of a body cavity, said instrument comprising:

  • a surgical implement configured to manipulate tissue when operated with a force;

    said surgical implement being configured to fracture when operated with a force of a first magnitude;

    a first member coupled at its distal end to said surgical implement for transmitting force applied at a proximal end of said first member to said surgical implement to operate said surgical implement;

    said first member being configured to fracture when transmitting a force of less than said first magnitude.

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