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Endoscopic surgical instrument for manipulating tissue or organs

Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1991-11-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-11-06
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a surgical instrument, in particular for endoscopic surgery, comprising a tube (10) designed to be connected, at its distal end (20) to inflating/deflating means (22) and provided at its proximal end with an inflatable blade (14) which is in communication with the inflating/deflating means (22) via the tube (10). <IMAGE>

Inventors

  • 👤 Joseph Bilweis

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/012; A61B1/018; A61B1/00064; A61B1/00071; A61B1/0008; A61B1/00082; A61B1/00147; A61B1/00154; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00557

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