Handle assembly
AssigneeDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
InventorsFrank Foley, Brian Griffiths, Ben Stungo
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Abstract
A handle assembly (1) has a handle body (4), an arm (8) and a trigger mechanism (6). The handle body (4) has a recess (18) for receiving an instrument to be held by the handle assembly (1). The arm (8) pivots in relation to the handle body (4) and the trigger mechanism (6) holds the arm (8) in two positions relative to the handle body (4). A third position enables the arm (8) to be detached from the handle body (4). In the first position, the arm (8) is locked adjacent the handle body (4) such that a projection (30) from the arm (8) engages the recess (18) in which a neck of an instrument being held can be inserted.
Claims5
A handle assembly for use with surgical instruments comprising a handle body and an arm, wherein the handle body and the arm have at least two relative positions, a locked position in which the arm is adapted to lock a surgical instrument in the handle body and a released position in which the arm is separable from said handle body, said handle body having a first end and a second end, said arm having a first end and a second end, a slot near the second end of the handle body adapted to receive a peg which is located toward the second end of said arm to allow the arm to pivot around the peg, a projection on the second end of the arm adapted to fit into a, receiving recess in a surgical instrument to lock the surgical instrument to said handle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.