Patent ID: 6126633
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A surgical instrument comprising:an elongate insert section adapted to be inserted into the body of a patient, the insert section including a distal end portion having a distal end opening and a proximal end portion adapted to be located outside the patient's body; andan extracorporeal section connected to the proximal end portion and adapted to be located outside the patient's body,the insert section including an elongate, substantially tubular, rigid sheath, the sheath having therein a channel ranging from the proximal end portion of the insert section to the distal end portion thereof, and a bendable portion attached to the distal end portion of the sheath and bendable in any desired direction, said bendable portion including a flexible tubular body, andthe extracorporeal section including a fixing portion for fixing an elongate flexible insert member in any desired insertion position in the channel of the insert section, and a bending section for optionally changing the curved shape of said bendable portion, said bending section including a control wire having one end fixed to a distal end portion of the tubular body and wire pulling means for pulling the control wire, thereby bending the bendable portion of the insert section.