Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1999-01-21
2000-07-18
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
A61B 1714
Patent
active
060901225
ABSTRACT:
A surgical apparatus includes a body configured for insertion into a bore of a surgical handpiece and a latch that includes a resilient member connected to the body. The resilient member has a latching structure configured to latchingly engage a surface of the surgical handpiece within the bore.
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Cesarini Peter M.
Ek Steven
Sjostrom Douglas D.
Smith Graham
Torrie Paul A.
Buiz Michael
King Anthony
Smith & Nephew Inc.
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