Patent ID: 6152894
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61B,F28F

Abstract:
A surgical cutting instrument for insertion into a surgical trocar comprising an essentially tubular housing shaft (110), an end section (112) that is insertable into the trocar and connected to the housing shaft (110) and equipped with a cutter (114), an operating means (120, 121) for the end section (112) positioned at a control end Of the housing shaft (110), wherein the end section (112) is formed by a plurality of elements (112', 112"" . . . ) that are connected to one another in an articulated fashion and adjustment means for adjusting the end section from a position coaxial with the housing shaft (110) to an extended curved position, wherein the housing shaft has a fluid duct that is provided with at least one outlet that extends radially outward in a region of the end section, such that the outlet is located laterally on an outer side of the end section (12) and, in the curved extended condition of the end section, is located on a rear behind the cutter in a plane of rotation of the end section, such that the fluid duct in the region of the end section can be bent jointly with the cutter, and the fluid duct has a fluid inlet (24) at the control end.