Patent ID: 6500113
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A resectoscope for surgery at an internal surgical site comprising:an operating handle having a first section and a second section that slide longitudinally in relation to one another, and a tube, extending from the second section of the operating handle; said tube divided in cross section by means of a longitudinally extending wall into a first segment and a larger second segment; said first segment of the tube containing a viewing means connected to the second section of the operating handle and extending along the length of the first segment of said tube, and providing an open passageway adjacent said viewing means for the supply of aspirating fluid to the surgical site; and said larger second segment of the tube containing a cutting tool and defining a second passageway to allow aspirating fluid and surgical morsels to pass therethrough, wherein said second passageway occupies substantially all of said larger second segment, and said cutting tool is connected by an extension means to said first section of the operating handle, said extension means having a sufficient length to extend the cutting tool to a distal end of the larger second segment of the tube when the first section is at a most rearward position relative to the second section, and to extend the cutting tool beyond said distal end when the first section is at a most forward position relative to the second section.