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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Alfred Cuschieri, Fife, GB;
Timothy Graham Frank, Fife, GB;
Inventors:
Alfred Cuschieri, Fife, GB;
Timothy Graham Frank, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A46B 5/02 (2006.01); B26B 11/00 (2006.01); F26B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical instrument especially suited for the HALS operating technique that can be entirely inserted together with one of the surgeon's hands into the operating area for operating purposes and includes a housing [()] and at least one tool [()] arranged in the housing [()], where the tool [()] can be moved between a rest position arranged in the housing [()] and a working position extending out of the housing [()].