Surgical instrumentation system
AssigneePrecimed S.A.
InventorAndre Lechot
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Abstract
Instrument holder comprising a shank (1) equipped with a head (2) designed to receive an instrument and a locking component (4) pushed against the head by a spring (9) bearing on a ring (11) sliding on the shank, and having means of connection (8, 12) on the shank which is engaged by rotation of the ring, in such a way that the release of the ring allows the locking component, the spring and the ring to slide freely in order to permit cleaning of the instrument holder.
Claims2
An instrument holder for a surgical instrument comprising a shank (1) equipped with a head (2) adapted to receive an instrument and an annular locking component (4) mounted so as to slide about the shank, under the head, the shank being equipped with locking means (6) which cooperate with the head so as to lock the instrument on the head, and the locking component (4) being pushed against the head by a helical spring (9), wherein the thrust spring (9) bears on a ring (11) sliding on the shank, and wherein the shank (1) and the ring (11) have means of connection (8, 12) engaged by rotation of the ring, in such a way that the release of the ring allows the locking component, the spring and the ring to slide freely on the shank.
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