Patent ID: 6358244
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical instrument comprising:(A) a spatula tip having at a first end thereof: (a) an optics opening, and (b) a plurality of fluid openings; (B) first flexible tubular means extending through said spatula tip from said optics opening, said first flexible tubular means having: (a) a remote end opposite said spatula tip, (b) at least one fiber optic cable arranged to conduct light from a light source to said optics opening, and (c) at least one other fiber optic cable to conduct an image of a surgical site to an image forming unit; (C) second flexible tubular means extending through said spatula tip from said fluid openings in said spatula tip to a remote end; and (D) connector means having an end connectable to: (a) the light source; (b) the image forming unit, and (c) a fluid source and an opposite end connectable to: (a) said remote end of said first flexible tubular means, and (b) said remote end of said second flexible tubular means.