Patent ID: 6746395
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A urological resectoscope (1) comprising:a main block, an axially running stem tube (2), said stem tube having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said stem tube being affixed to the main block (3), a slide block (13) axially displaceable relative to the main block (3) and supported proximally from said main block, said slide block (13) having top and bottom surfaces and including a seat (24), an affixation element and a clamping plug (29), an hf-loaded electrode (18), jointly with an electrode support (19) that includes an externally insulated conductor wire (20), being axially displaceable in a supported manner beyond the distal end (7) of the stem tube (2), where, when the resectoscope is in an assembled state, the electrode support (19) runs through the stem tube (2) and through the main block (3) as far as into the seat (24) where it can be affixed by the affixation element, wherein the slide block (13) has a clearance (28) fully crossing the slide block and running transverse to the seat (24), the clamping plug (29) engaging the clearance in order to set up an electrical connection with the electrode support (19), wherein the clearance (28) runs transversely and perpendicularly to the seat (24) from the bottom surface of the slide block (13) to a height (32) located above the seat (24) and wherein the clamping plug (29) is adapted to allow swiveling clamping action onto an electrical contact zone (26) of the electrode support (19).