Patent · US Expired

Medical instrument

US7326229B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Manfred Dworschak · Bohmte, DE
Theodor Lutze · Spaichingen, DE
Pedro Morales · Tuttlingen, DE
Dieter Weisshaupt

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2004
Grant date	Feb 5, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2919
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to produce a medical instrument incorporating a first part and a second part which-are connected together by a connecting device wherein the two parts can be connected together in a simple manner, it is proposed that the first part should comprise a retaining chamber for the second part and that the second part be seated on the first part by means of at least one spigot and spigot-seating connecting arrangement in the retaining chamber.

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