Patent ID: 9398900
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical instrument adapted to engage superficial varicose veins in a body from outside of the veins, comprising: a handle; an elongated housing attached to the handle; and an elongated vein-engaging element disposed within the housing, the vein-engaging element comprising a plurality of teeth arranged along a length of the vein-engaging element; said elongated vein-engaging element being operable to a vein-engaging state in which said plurality of teeth protrude from said housing along most of a length of said housing, wherein said housing includes at least one longitudinal slit in a wall of the housing, said slit disposed along most of a length of said housing, said slit configured to allow said at least one vein-engaging element to assume said vein-engaging state.