Instrument for use in endoscopic surgery
First Claim
1. An instrument for use in endoscopic surgery in human or animal bodies, said instrument being insertable into said body through a channel of an insertion instrument, said instrument comprising:
- at least one operating element disposed at a distal end thereof;
an introduction and control component connecting said operating element to a proximal region, said operating element and said introduction and control component being joined in such a manner via a connecting mechanism that said operating element can be disconnected intracorporally from said introduction and control component and can be reconnected thereto;
wherein said introduction and control component comprises a rod-shaped component which can be inserted into the channel of the insertion instrument, and a proximal operator component; and
wherein said connecting mechanism is provided with a pair of tongs disposed on said introduction and control component, the jaws of said tongs capable of being opened and closed by operating the operator component and the tong elements of which include toothing which are sized and shaped to engage toothing provided on to be gripped surfaces of said operating element.
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Abstract
An instrument for use in endoscopic surgery in human or animal bodies, said instrument, in particular, being insertable into said body through a channel of an insertion instrument.
The invented instrument is distinguished by the instrument comprising at least one operating element disposed at the distal end thereof and one oblong introduction and control component connecting in the operating element to the proximal region, and the operating element and the introduction and control component being joined in such a manner via a connecting mechanism that the operating element can be disconnected intracorporally from the introduction and control component and can be reconnected thereto.
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18 Claims
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1. An instrument for use in endoscopic surgery in human or animal bodies, said instrument being insertable into said body through a channel of an insertion instrument, said instrument comprising:
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at least one operating element disposed at a distal end thereof;
an introduction and control component connecting said operating element to a proximal region, said operating element and said introduction and control component being joined in such a manner via a connecting mechanism that said operating element can be disconnected intracorporally from said introduction and control component and can be reconnected thereto;
wherein said introduction and control component comprises a rod-shaped component which can be inserted into the channel of the insertion instrument, and a proximal operator component; and
wherein said connecting mechanism is provided with a pair of tongs disposed on said introduction and control component, the jaws of said tongs capable of being opened and closed by operating the operator component and the tong elements of which include toothing which are sized and shaped to engage toothing provided on to be gripped surfaces of said operating element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An instrument for use in endoscopic surgery in human or animal bodies, said instrument being insertable into said body through a channel of an insertion instrument, said instrument comprising:
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at least one operating element disposed at a distal end thereof;
an introduction and control component connecting said operating element to a proximal region, said operating element and said introduction and control component being joined in such a manner via a connecting mechanism that said operating element can be disconnected intracorporally from said introduction and control component and can be reconnected thereto;
wherein said introduction and control component comprises a rod-shaped component which can be inserted into the channel of the insertion instrument, and a proximal operator component; and
wherein said connecting mechanism comprises a hook-and-eye keyhole connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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