Patent ID: 6451035
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of dissecting an elongate structure from surrounding tissue comprising:providing a dissector comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a first sideways hook on the distal end of the shaft, wherein the first hook has an arc of appropriate radius to accommodate the diameter of the elongate structure and allow the elongate structure to lie within the arc, and a second sideways hook on the distal end of the shaft, wherein the second hook is in opposing relationship to the first hook, and the second hook further defines an arc having a center point in spaced apart relation to a center point of the arc of the first hook, positioning the dissector such that the elongate structure lies with either the arc of the first hook or the arc of the second hook, and sliding the dissector along the elongate structure thereby dissecting surrounding tissue from the elongate structure.