Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1979-10-19
1981-10-13
Yasko, John D.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 1700
Patent
active
042942543
ABSTRACT:
A surgical cannula includes a sheath having proximal and distal ends, a member disposed within the sheath and movable longitudinally therein, the movable member having proximal and distal ends, and a surgical instrument operable by movement of the distal end of the movable member with respect to the distal end of the sheath. The cannula further includes an operating assembly comprising a body or handle which slidably receives a slide for movement longitudinally of the body. The body defines a generally cylindrical interior and the slide includes a pair of longitudinally spaced-apart walls having the same general shape as the cross section of the cylinder. The walls are provided with aligned apertures which rotatably receive a stem. The stem includes proximal and distal ends, and the proximal end of the movable member is fixedly attached to the distal end of the stem. The proximal end of the sheath is fixedly attached to the body portion of the handle. The stem is provided with a thumbwheel which is accessible through the side wall of the body, the thumbwheel being manipulatable to rotate the movable member in the sheath. The slide includes a rack, and the body supports an additional thumbwheel having pinion gear teeth formed thereon, the pinion gear teeth engaging the rack. Manipulation of the second-mentioned thumbwheel causes the slide to move longitudinally within the body to move the movable member longitudinally within the sheath.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3149633 (1964-09-01), Zingale
patent: 3811446 (1974-05-01), Lerwick et al.
patent: 3955578 (1976-05-01), Chamness et al.
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