Surgical coupling device
AssigneeEFS-Eberle-Feinwerktechnische Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFrank Eberle
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a surgical coupling device for detachably connecting a handpiece end to a portion of a surgical instrument, the handpiece end being provided with a recess into which a coupling portion of the instrument can be detachably slid, an interior wall of the recess having formed thereon a locking recess with which a snap type element can be brought into detachable engagement that is supported on the instrument, characterized in that the snap type element is formed on a double-sided rocker which extends substantially in axial direction and has one end on which the snap type element is arranged and has its other end in engagement with a pivot element.
Claims4
A connection system for a surgical instrument comprising:
- a handpiece end including:
- a cylindrical recess defined within the handpiece end, the cylindrical recess having an interior surface,
- a locking recess defined within the interior surface,
- a portion of a surgical instrument sized to fit within the cylindrical recess of the handpiece end;
- the portion including:
- a support surface;
- a rocker comprising:
- a snap-type element,
- a rocker end,
- a beveled support portion positioned adjacent to the support surface,
- a pivot element comprising:
- a slit recess sized to enclose the rocker end,
- an actuating portion coupled to a biasing member wherein the biasing member bias the actuating portion away from the support surface,
- a beveled side
- a securing element for securing the pivot element to the surgical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.