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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1999
Atle Kleven, Trondheim, NO;
Leiv Eiriksson Nyfotek AS, Trondheim, NO;
Abstract
Probe device having an auxiliary element for use during surgery where there is employed a surgical instrument ( ) of the type comprising a relatively elongate, rod-shaped member being provided with a work element ( ) at its outer, free end. A sleeve-shaped main part ( ) is adapted to be mounted around the rod-shaped member of the instrument and is provided with the auxiliary element ( ) at its one end, corresponding to the outer, free end of the rod-shaped member. The main part ( ) is slideable in its longitudinal direction between two extreme positions, namely a retracted and a forward position, with a resulting altered position of the auxiliary element ( ) in relation to the work element ( ).