Ratcheting module with cleaning ports
OwnerJames A. Rinnerinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for improving the cleaning and/or sterilization of medical instruments and related tools, such as a cleanable ratcheting module that can be attached to various surgical instruments used during surgery, and then easily and efficiently cleaned. Cleaning of the tool is facilitated by various ports and/or openings in the device that allow for cleaning fluids, liquids and/or other gases to freely flow through interior aspects of the module.
Claims10
A surgical ratchet assembly having a proximal handle attachment point and a distal driver attachment point, a ratcheting mechanism located between the proximal handle attachment point and the distal driver attachment point, and a rotatable selector cap having an interior space which substantially surrounds the ratcheting mechanism, the rotatable selector cap comprising a generally cylindrical ring portion and a distal wall portion, the distal wall portion including a centrally located first opening formed therethrough for accommodating a passage of the distal driver attachment point, the distal wall portion including a plurality of second openings formed therethrough, the plurality of second openings spaced around the first opening;
- wherein the ratcheting mechanism incorporates a plurality of body ports extending longitudinally therethrough;
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- wherein the rotatable selector cap can be selectively rotated to at least one of a first selector position, a second selector position and a third selector position, such that when the rotatable selector cap is positioned at each of the first, second and third selector positions, at least one of the second openings at least partially aligns with at least one of the plurality of body ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.