Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1994-12-23
1999-11-30
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
606 1, 604165, A61M 500
Patent
active
059934700
ABSTRACT:
A universal handle for medical instruments includes a first member movably disposed within a housing for detachably mounting a first medical instrument, a bias member for moving the first member toward a retracted or extended position near one end of the housing, a locking mechanism for engaging the first member in the retracted or extended position to prevent the bias member from moving the first member into the retracted or extended position, and a releasing mechanism including an operating member movable in response to a reduction in force acting on a component of the handle for triggering release of the locking mechanism to permit the bias member to move the first member to the retracted or extended position. A second member for detachably mounting a second medical instrument can be held stationary relative to the housing or can be movably disposed within the housing between extended and retracted positions. Opposite ends of the universal handle can be configured to provide at least one of a retracting and a protruding function as desired.
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