Chucks or sockets – Socket type – Friction grip
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Gates, Eric A (Department: 3726)
Chucks or sockets
Socket type
Friction grip
C279S093000, C606S080000, C606S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07992878
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of a drive shaft collet adapted for linking a surgical drive shaft to a surgical instrument so that the instrument may be driven by the drive shaft are disclosed. The collet includes a helically-swept cutout which forces a received shaft to be rotated into alignment during insertion. Collectively, the drive shaft collet and shaft are designed to avoid the need for multiple attempts at inserting the shaft into the collet in order to align the flats on the shaft with the flats on the collet.
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Gates Eric A
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc
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