Patent ID: 8216185
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool comprising: an elongated substantially rigid tubular member with a proximal section defining a planar surface and a stepped distal section, said tubular member defining a lumen extending therethrough and defining apertures at said proximal and distal ends in communication with said lumen, said tubular member defining an access window in said distal section in communication with said lumen, a handle mounted on a proximal end of said tubular member, and a trochar sized to fit said lumen, said trochar having a trochar handle and a linear cylindrical member with a distal blunt tip which protrudes slightly from said distal end of said tubular member when inserted into said tubular member, said handle being a removable handle mounted to said proximal end of said tubular member and being substantially semi-circular in cross section with a planar face and a recess defined in said planar face.