Cannula system

A surgical kit for gaining access to the interior of the body by a minimally invasive procedure comprising at least one needle and a handle, said needle having a leading end for penetrating into a desired location within a body and a trailing end having a shaped surface, said handle having a body with a periphery and at least one slit through a portion of said body and extending to said periphery, spring biased jaws on opposite sides of said slit movable toward each other by compression of said handle, a bore formed in each of said spring biased jaws, said bore in each of said spring biased jaws adapted to align in response to said compression of said body whereby said needle is locked into said handle upon release of said compression.

A surgical kit for gaining access to the interior of the body by a minimally invasive procedure comprising at least one cannula and a handle, said cannula having a leading end for penetrating into a desired location within a body and a trailing end having a connector, said handle having a body with a periphery and a slit through said body and extending to said periphery separating said body into two sections with two sets of opposed jaws, said slit having a resilient hinge between said sections, said hinge spring biasing said opposed jaws, one set of said opposed jaws movable toward each other by compression of said handle, an opening formed in said body proximate to said slit, said opening adapted to accommodate said connector, said opening changing shape in-response to said compression of said body whereby said cannula is locked into said handle upon release of said compression, a bore formed in the other set of said opposed jaws, said bore in each of said opposed jaws adapted to align in response to said compression of said body whereby said needle is locked into said handle upon release of said compression.