Gooseneck surgical instrument holder
OwnerGary Karlin Michelsoninventor
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Abstract
A gooseneck instrument holder having an instrument holder tip, a gooseneck, a base and a detachable fibre optic light cord is disclosed. The tip, gooseneck, and base are connected by means of a cable which passes through a deflection member in the base. Tension on the cable is adjusted by a detachable handle at the base via a bolt and serves to simultaneously tighten the tip about an instrument, to hold the gooseneck in place, and to hold the base steady so that the holder holds an instrument in place. Very small amounts of turning of the handle is necessary to adequately tighten the holder in place.
Claims20
A gooseneck instrument holder comprising a gooseneck portion terminating in means for holding an instrument, said holding means comprising means for limiting the tightening of said holding means to prevent damage to an instrument being held;
- and means for tightening said holding means from a position remote from said holding means.
An illuminating gooseneck instrument holder comprising:
- a gooseneck portion with an instrument holder tip at one end;
- means for tightening said gooseneck instrument holder at the other end, said tightening means comprising means for selectively tightening both said instrument holder tip and said gooseneck portion;
- and a fibre optic light cord having an illuminating portion positioned near the instrument holder tip end whereby said fiber optic light cord illuminates the area in which instruments being held by said instrument holder tip are used.
An adjustable gooseneck apparatus comprising a flexible arm portion;
- a central cable terminating at one end at means for tightening said cable, said tightening means being self-locking.
An illuminating gooseneck instrument holder, comprising:
- an adjustable gooseneck portion having a central cable disposed therein;
- said cable terminating at one end at an instrument holder tip capable of firmly holding instruments, said cable terminating at its other end to a means for tightening the cable;
- an adjustable base, said adjustable base coupled to said adjustable gooseneck whereby said means for tightening said cable tightens said base, said instrument holder tip and said gooseneck;
- and a fibre optic light cord having an illuminating portion positioned near said instrument holder tip
- whereby said fibre optic cord illuminates the area in which instruments being held by the instrument holder tip are being used.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.