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Endoscopic surgical instrument

  • US 5,947,990 A
  • Filed: 02/24/1997
  • Issued: 09/07/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An endoscopic surgical instrument comprisingan outer member having a distal end and an opening at said distal end,a surgical implement movably disposed within said outer member at said opening, andan irrigation sheath through which said outer member extends to define a passage between said outer member and said sheath for conveying fluid from a proximal region of the surgical instrument to the distal end of the outer member,said sheath having a distal end that includes an opening configured to receive and at least partially surround said distal end of said outer member to define an outlet for the fluid adjacent to an edge of said opening of said outer member.

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