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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Antonio Longo, Palermo, IT;
Michele D'arcangelo, Rome, IT;
Alessandro Pastorelli, Rome, IT;
Federico Bilotti, Latina, IT;
Brian James Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Antonio Longo, Palermo, IT;
Michele D'Arcangelo, Rome, IT;
Alessandro Pastorelli, Rome, IT;
Federico Bilotti, Latina, IT;
Brian James Thompson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A surgical instrument () for performing controlled myotomies, particularly for performing internal anal sphincterotomies, comprises a proximal handle portion (), an elongate insertion shaft () connected with the handle portion () and extending distally therefrom, a distal incision tip () arranged at a distal end of the insertion shaft () and adapted to incise tissue distally to the insertion shaft (), a lateral incision member () arranged at the insertion shaft () and adapted to incise tissue laterally to the insertion shaft (), wherein the lateral incision member () is movable from a rest position, in which it is retracted towards or inside the insertion shaft () and an operational position in which it protrudes laterally from the insertion shaft ().