摘要：

The present invention relates to a surgical instrument for extracting or stripping of veins in connection with surgical treatment of varicose veins. The vein stripper comprises a string-shaped body which preferably has a uniform cross section along the whole length thereof except from a section of reduced width positioned at least at one and preferably at both end portions of said body and spaced from the adjacent free end thereof. The vein stripper also comprises an enlarged element or a stripper head having a longitudinally and radially extending slit or slot and preferably also a central non-through end bore or depression at least at one end surface and preferably at both end surfaces for receiving part of the string-shaped body in locking engagement. The opposite end surfaces of the stripper head may be shaped differently and may for example have a convex and a concave shape, respectively.

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