Medical instrument and coupling apparatus for same
US5464300A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7016
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical instrument includes a handle for manipulating the instrument, a tool head, and a tube element for joining the handle and the tool head, the tube element having a first end and a second end, a first coupling for releasably coupling the first end of the tube element and the handle, and a second coupling for releasably coupling the second end of the tube element and the tool head, whereby the tool head, tube element and handle are all readily separable from each other.
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