Patent ID: 7645289

Claim:
A surgical instrument for harvesting vessels, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end and a proximal end and a plurality of lumens disposed therethrough; a tip located at the distal end of the shaft, said tip including a dissecting portion disposed at a distal end thereof and a notched portion integrally formed therein at a proximal end thereof, said tip being in axial alignment with the longitudinal axis of the shaft and movable from a first position proximate said distal end of said shaft to at least one additional position distally further from said first position proximate said distal end of said shaft to expose a cradle section, said notched portion oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis of the shaft and extending through a circumferential wall of the tip; and an endoscope disposed in one of said plurality of said lumens, at least one of said remaining plurality of said lumens being for housing at least one additional surgical instrument.