A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE FOR CUTTING TISSUE

摘要

A surgical instrument (10) for use in releasing tissue within a body. The surgical instrument has a handle (100) with proximal and distal ends (101,102) with a tube (200) connected to the distal end (102). The surgical instrument (10) also includes a blade member (300) that slidingly engages the tube moving along the length of the tube to cut tissue. Further included in the surgical instrument is a dissector member (400) that is attached to the blade member. The dissector member has a hood portion (401) and a capture portion (402). The hood portion is connected to the blade member with the distally positioned capture portion acting to displace surrounding tissue while capturing certain tissue structures resulting in the blade member being in operative position to cut the capture tissue. A surgical instrument kit including a plurality of modular surgical instruments and method for cutting tissue using the surgical instrument are also disclosed.