Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1990-08-02
1993-03-02
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606104, 606 99, 606 53, 606 79, A61F 500
Patent
active
051905493
ABSTRACT:
A locking surgical tool handle system. The invention includes a surgical tool handle that has an elongated body portion with a pistol-type grip. The front end of the handle body has a tool retaining structure comprising a contoured engagement face and a movable tension bar with an engagement end. Projections on the engagement end of the tension bar fit within a receiving channel of a surgical tool, such as a broach or rasp. A locking mechanism is provided within the handle body, and is implemented with pivotable links attached to the tension bar. The locking mechanism has an unlocked position in which the engagement end of the tension bar is spaced away from the engagement face of the handle body, and an over-center locked position in which the engagement end of the tension bar is retracted toward the handle body. When the tool handle is placed in its locked position, the engagement end of the tension bar pulls an attached tool into tight contact with the engagement face of the handle body.
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Hafer Robert A.
Owens Kerry
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