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A highly flexible instrument particularly useful in medical applications is elongated and formed of a plurality of flexible metallic strands, at least one strand being spirally wound and having a scraping edge thereon.

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A highly flexible instrument particularly useful in medical applications is elongated and formed of a plurality of flexible metallic strands, at least one strand being spirally wound and having a scraping edge thereon. 4610, 19990600, Gershenfeld et al., 324/663; US-5943295, 19990800, Varga et al.,

A highly flexible instrument particularly useful in medical applications is elongated and formed of a plurality of flexible metallic strands, at least one strand being spirally wound and having a scraping edge thereon. 4610, 19990600, Gershenfeld et al., 324/663; US-5943295, 19990800, Varga et al., 367/099; US-5948031, 19990900, Jinno et al., 701/045; US-5954360, 19990900, Griggs, II et al., 280/735; US-5964478, 19991000, Stanley et al., 280/735; US-5983147, 19991100, Krumm, 701/045; US-6007095, 19991200, Stanley, 280/735; US-6014602, 20000100, Kithil et al., 701/045; US-6024378, 20000200, Fu, 280/735; US-6027138, 20000200, Tanaka et al., 280/735; US-6039139, 20000300, Breed et al., 180/271; US-6043743, 20000300, Saito et al., 340/562; US-6158768, 20001200, Steffens, Jr. et al., 280/735; US-6186538, 20010200, Hamada et al., 280/735