Surgical instrument handle

Details Surgical instrument handle Surgical instrument handle

1993-05-28

1996-03-12

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Instruments

606170, 606206, 606208, A61B 1700

Patent

active

054982561

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a hand-held surgical instrument with an improved handle, the instrument being of the type generally comprised of a handle and a tool with a body member having at least one articulated member thereon. The handle of the present invention has an elongated base, an elongated lever, means for connecting the lever and base at a rearward pivot point, means for actuating the surgical tool, utilizing movement of the handle lever between an open and a closed position, means for biasing the lever in an open position, and a means for securing the lever at a plurality of preselected points between the open and closed positions.

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Promotional Literature (catalog) Medicon Instrumente, (Date unkown).
Photocopy of actual Ethicon (MIC 608) instrument handle (Date unknown).
Promotional Literature, Snowden--Pencer (1990).
Excerpt from article on Laproscopic Suturing system, Karl Storz, Endoscopy-American, Inc. (Date unknown).
Promotional Literature, Jarit, Inc., Mar. (1992).
Promotional Literature, Aslan Medical Technologies (Date unknown).
Promotional Literature, Karl Storz GmbH & Co. (1991).
Promotional Literature, B. Braun-Dexon GmbH (Date unknown).
Promotional Literature, Access Surgical International, Inc. (Sep. 1992).
Promotional Literature, Endotec Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. (1993).

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