Patent ID: 9730707
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a first member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end having an end surface and an opposite second end, the first member having an inner surface defining a passageway extending along the longitudinal axis and an outer surface, the passageway having a first opening at the first end of the first member and a second opening at the second end of the first member, the first member including a handle at the first end of the first member; and a second member movably disposed within the passageway of the first member and having a first end and an opposite second end with a tip, at least a portion of the second end of the second member being pre-bent, the second member including a handle at the first end, the handle of the first member and the handle of the second member being configured to cooperatively engage each other to limit movement of the second member within the passageway of the first member, the first end of the second member having a plurality of spaced apart markings indicating an exposure distance of the tip and a corresponding plurality of spaced apart indicia indicating an angle of the tip relative to the longitudinal axis of the first member, wherein the second member is movable between a first configuration in which the tip is disposed within the passageway and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis and a second configuration in which the tip extends through the second opening of the passageway and extends transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the end surface of the first end of the first member is aligned with a first marking of the plurality of spaced apart markings when the second member is in the first configuration and the end surface of the first end of the first member is aligned with a second marking of the plurality of spaced apart markings when the second member is in the second configuration, and wherein the handle of the first member and the handle of the second member when cooperatively engaged are lockable to maintain a selected exposure distance and angle of the tip.