| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fluid jet cutting instruments for selective bulk removal and precision sculpting of tissue. <P>SOLUTION: Various surgical fluid jet cutting instruments for selective bulk removal and precision sculpting of tissue are provided. The instrument 10 includes a fluid delivery tube 12 having a nozzle 18 for forming a high pressure fluid jet 22, and an evacuation tube 14 having an evacuation port 20 or jet-receiving opening opposite to and spaced apart from the nozzle 18 for receiving the high pressure fluid jet 22. In use, the fluid jet 22 and/or the evacuation port 20 can be moved relative to one another to allow the device to be selectively used for bulk removal of tissue and for precision sculpting of tissue. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |
