Leiv Eiriksson Nyfotek as

Sonowand as

Atle Kleven

The invention relates to an attachment adapter for attaching additional functions to a surgical tool. The attachment adapter provides a joint or a coupling between two instruments, e.g. a surgical tool and a navigation marker. The attachment adapter comprises an attachment body for attaching a surgical tool to the attachment adapter and a mounting seat with a mechanical coupling for fastening an add-on device to the attachment adapter. The attachment body comprises an elongate part adapted to receive the winding of a line and provided with at least two legs adapted to fit in an astride position on an elongate part of a surgical tool. It also comprises a line securing means adapted for securing a line, wound around the attachment body to join the attachment adapter to the surgical tool, in a locking position.

Attachment device for attaching a rigid body to an arbitrary medical instrument

Probe device having an auxiliary element for use during surgery where there is employed a surgical instrument ( ) of the type comprising a relatively elongate, rod-shaped member being provided with a work element ( ) at its outer, free end. A sleeve-shaped main part ( ) is adapted to be mounted around the rod-shaped member of the instrument and is provided with the auxiliary element ( ) at its one end, corresponding to the outer, free end of the rod-shaped member. The main part ( ) is slideable in its longitudinal direction between two extreme positions, namely a retracted and a forward position, with a resulting altered position of the auxiliary element ( ) in relation to the work element ( ).

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Trondheim, Norway

Atle Kleven