Collapsible handle design for debriders
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorsJoey Magno, I. Miroslava Avila
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A medical device for debridement can include an elongate housing, a shaft extending through the housing and distally therefrom, a drive to manipulate the cutter, and a collapsible handle than can to couple with the housing. An elongate grip of the handle can turn aft and be at least partially disposed in the elongate housing for use of the device with pen grip. The elongate grip of the handle can turn fore and extend distally from the housing for use of the device with pistol grip.
Claims15
A medical device for tissue removal, the medical device comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft extending at least partially through the housing and extending distally out of the housing, the shaft including a cutter configured to be driven by an actuator or driver to cut tissue;
- a handle comprising an elongate grip pivotably coupled to the housing.
A collapsible handle for use with a medical instrument, the handle comprising:
- a truncate stub configured to couple to a medical instrument;
- and
- an elongate grip pivotably connected to the truncate stub, the elongate grip being configured to pivotably alternate between:
- a collapsed position wherein the elongate grip is closed aft and at least partially disposed in a cavity in an elongate housing of the medical instrument;
- and
- a deployed position wherein the elongate grip opens fore and extends distally from the housing.
A method of using a medical device with a collapsible handle, the method comprising:
- turning an elongate grip about a pivot on a truncate stub;
- positioning a cutter at a distal end of a shaft, the shaft extending through the elongate housing and distally therefrom;
- and
- severing tissue with the cutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.