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Surgical apparatus

Assignee: DITE SINERGY S A Ste
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Filing: 1989-01-05
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2009-01-05
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Abstract

Abstract Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus for receiving electrical instruments, flexible mechanical instruments and rigid mechanical instruments. The apparatus includes a tubular canula and a handle member which is removably attached to the canula by a bayonet-type connection. The handle is provided with a series of control members which may be operated either simultaneously or separately, and these comprise a first push-button for controlling the transmission of irrigation fluids through the canula, a second push-button for controlling the aspiration of irrigation or body fluids through the canula, a third push-button for supplying electrical power and a lever member for mechanically controlling the movement of rigid and flexible instruments.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean-Francois Ognier
  • 👤 Hubert Manhes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B2017/0046; A61B2017/00464; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B2017/3445; A61B2217/00; A61B2217/002; A61B2217/005; A61B2217/007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus for receiving electrical instruments, flexible mechanical instruments and rigid mechanical instruments, the apparatus comprising, in combination: a tubular canula for receiving said instruments and for permitting the passage of irrigation fluid and body fluid therethrough; and a handle removably connected to the canula and having a plurality of manually operable control means, said control means being operable either simultaneously or separately and including first means for controlling the transmission of irrigation fluid through the canula, second means for controlling the aspiration of body fluid through the canula, third means for the electrical control said electrical instruments, and fourth means for controlling said flexible mechanical instruments and said rigid mechanical instruments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus for receiving electrical instruments, flexible mechanical instruments and rigid mechanical instruments, the apparatus comprising, in combination: a tubular canula for receiving said instruments and for permitting the passage of irrigation fluid and body fluid therethrough; and a handle removably connected to the canula and having a plurality of manually operable control means, said control means being operable either simultaneously or separately and including first means for controlling the transmission of irrigation fluid through the canula, second means for controlling the aspiration of body fluid through the canula, third means for the electrical control said electrical instruments, and fourth means for controlling said flexible mechanical instruments and said rigid mechanical instruments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the canula including an integrally formed connector for attaching the canula to the handle, the connector having a polygonal prism configuration with a lateral face in abutting relationship with the handle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the canula defining a first duct for the passage of irrigation fluid, a second duct for the passage of flexible mechanical instruments, and a third duct for the passage of rigid mechanical instruments and evacuation fluid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 3, the third duct having a first branch for receiving rigid mechanical instruments and a second branch for receiving evacuation fluid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 61 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 4, which further comprises, in combination: a first nozzle communicating with the second branch of the third duct for receiving evacuation fluid; a second nozzle communicating with the first duct for receiving irrigation fluid; and unidirectional valve means associated with the second nozzle for limiting the direction of flow of the irrigation fluid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 4, in which the third duct further includes at least one lateral passage for evacuation fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the handle having a longitudinal axis inclined at an angle of about 15° relative to the axis of the tubular canula.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 63 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 1, the handle having an elongate parallelepiped shape with a connecting face abutting the canula, a posterior face, an anterior face and at least one lateral face; at least one push-button on the posterior face of the handle; another push-button on the anterior face of the handle; and an operating lever on said lateral face.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 30 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 8, which further comprises slider means connected to the operating lever for controlling the movement of an instrument in the tubular canula.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 40 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 9, which further comprises a coupling mechanism connected to the slider means to enable reciprocable manipulation of a flexible instrument in the tubular canula in response to actuation of the operating lever.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 23 words
Operative coelioscopy surgical apparatus as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises a bayonet connector for removably connecting the canula to the handle.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-05-14 1993-11-13 1994-05-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-05-14 1997-11-13 1998-05-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-05-14 2001-11-13 2002-05-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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