A surgical instrument for harvesting vessels from the body includes an
elongated shaft having distal and proximal ends and a plurality of lumens
disposed therethrough. The shaft also includes a tip having a dissecting
portion disposed at a distal end thereof and a cradle section. The tip is
movable from a first position proximate the distal end of the shaft to at
least one additional position distally further from the distal end of the
shaft to expose the cradle section. The instrument also includes an
endoscope disposed in one of the plurality of lumens and at least one
additional surgical instrument disposed in one of the remaining lumens.
Methods are disclosed for utilizing the surgical instrument.