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Surgical basket devices

  • US 6,264,664 B1
  • Filed: 03/10/2000
  • Issued: 07/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical basket instrument, comprising:

  • a) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said shaft formed from a cable, having a channel defined axially therethrough;

    b) a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and substantially surrounding said shaft, said sheath having a sheath diameter, said shaft movable axially relative to said sheath;

    c) a basket assembly having a proximal end and a distal end and including a plurality of members coupled substantially circumferentially about said shaft, said members defining spaces therebetween, said basket assembly being expandable to a diameter greater than said diameter of said sheath, said basket assembly being collapsible to fit within said sheath, said basket assembly being axially slidable within said sheath; and

    d) at least a first fiber optic having a proximal end and a distal end and adapted to receive one of a proximally coupled laser and a proximally coupled optical scope, said at least a first fiber optic being generally within said channel of said shaft.

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