Patent · US Expired

Method for positioning a surgical instrument relative to a surgical handpiece

US6328752A · kind A · utility

98Cited by
18References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 2000
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H2300/014
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

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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