Surgical instrument container assembly with elliptical softgrip handle assembly
AssigneeSymmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsJean E Bellerose, Valentine T. Faust, III
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Abstract
A surgical instrument container assembly includes a container and a handle assembly. The handle assembly includes at least one wire handle pivotally coupled with the container. A handle grip has a longitudinally extending opening. A portion of the wire handle is positioned radially within the opening. The handle grip has an outer surface with an elliptical cross sectional shape, and a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending ribs on the outer surface. The handle grip is preferably formed of an elastomeric material.
Claims18
A surgical instrument container assembly, comprising:
- a container having a flat wall;
- and
- a handle assembly, including:
- at least one wire handle coupled with said container;
- and
- a handle grip having a longitudinally extending opening in which a portion of said wire handle is positioned radially within, said handle grip having an outer surface with a continuous elliptical cross sectional shape having a long cross sectional axis and a short cross sectional axis that is perpendicular and shorter than said long cross sectional axis, and a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending ribs on said outer surface, said longitudinally extending opening including a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs said long cross sectional axis of said handle grip being configured to be placed generally parallel to said flat wall.
A handle assembly for a surgical instrument container,
- at least one wire handle attachable with said container, said container having a flat wall;
- and
- a handle grip having a longitudinally extending opening in which a portion of said wire handle is positioned radially within, said handle grip having an outer surface with a continuous elliptical cross sectional shape having a long cross sectional axis and a short cross sectional axis that is perpendicular and shorter than said long cross sectional axis, and a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending ribs on said outer surface, said longitudinally extending opening including a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs said long cross sectional axis of said handle grip being configured to be placed generally parallel to said flat wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.