#$%^&*AU2015238825A120151029.pdf#####ABSTRACT A medical implement particularly useful in arthroscopic surgery, includes: a handle having a proximal end configured for manual gripping by a user, a distal end for manipulation during the surgery, an internal passageway extending through the handle from the proximal end to the distal end thereof, and a longitudinally-extending slot extending longitudinally through the handle from its outer surface to the passageway for side-loading the handle with a manipulatable member to be manipulated during surgery. A shield is located within the passageway in the handle. The shield is secured along one edge to the inner surface of handle defining the passageway, and includes an elastic section normally covering the longitudinallyextending slot. The elastic section of the shield is yieldable to permit side-loading of the manipulatable member into the passageway, but to prevent a side-loaded manipulatable member from passing outwardly from the passageway.1/4 33 310 11 21 10 412 32 2 10 FIG. 1 22 105 31 33 20 32 FIG. 2 13a 16c 33 14 13b 20 14 16 16bF 16a FIG. 3 10 314 15a 32 2 FIG.b
