Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

Birtcher Medical Systems, Inc.

J Stephen Holmes

Charles E Beuchat

Timothy Lamartina

A surgical instrument which easily disassembles for sterilization comprises an inner rod coaxially disposed in a hollow tube with a handle at one end of the rod and a working tip at the other end. The handle is detachably interconnected to the inner rod and the inner rod is detachably interconnected to the hollow tube by the cooperation of at least one locking pin secured to the inner rod and a locking tab formed on the inner surface of the hollow tube.

Surgical instrument capable of disassembly

Endoscopic forceps

A surgical instrument which easily disassembles for sterilization comprises an inner rod coaxially disposed in a hollow tube with a handle at one end of the rod and a working tip at the other end. The handle is detachably interconnected to the inner rod and the inner rod is detachably interconnected to the hollow tube by means of at least one locking pin.

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

J Stephen Holmes