Surgical instruments
US6187026A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00922
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a surgical instrument comprising a handle (1) shaped to enable it to be freely rotated by the user's fingers about its longitudinally axis in the hand of the user, and held by the user at any angle of rotation about its longitudinal axis; the handle (1) having an elongate shaft (2) extending therefrom and a surgical tool (3) mounted on the shaft (2) at a location remote from the handle (1); the handle (1) being provided with actuato means (20, 15, 29) operatively linked through the shaft (2) to the surgical tool (3); the actuator means having an actuator surface (17, 31) or surfaces extending around substantially the entire circumference of the handle (1), whereby the actuator means is operable by applying pressure at substantially any circumferential location on the actuator surface (17, 31) or surfaces, to actuate the surgical tool (3). The surgical instrument is designed particularly to be held in a pen-like grip, rather than in the palm of the hand or in a scissors grip as is conventional, and is desined to be actuated from any rotated position.
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