Releasably interlocking instrument handle and method of use thereof
US7891053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G7/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one preferred aspect, a set of interlocking instrument handles is provided that permits a user to directly engage a locking element to releasably lock one instrument to another instrument. In another preferred aspect, a locking collar is provided for locking instrument handles to one another. In a further preferred aspect, a method is provided for locking instrument handles to one another.
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