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Medical instrument with a detent

US8398618B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Bacher · Tuttlingen, DE
Sabine Summerer · Tuttlingen, DE
Sebastian Frey · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2009
Grant date	Mar 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2946
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical instrument comprises a shaft which is connected at the proximal end to a handle, and it also comprises an insert which is guided along the shaft and which is connected at the proximal end to a movable grip part of the handle. At its distal end, the insert has a tool which can be actuated by pivoting of the grip part. A lock is also provided which can be brought into locking engagement with the movable grip part. To cancel the lock function, a detent is provided which can be brought between lock and movable grip part, such that the lock function can be cancelled by the detent.

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