Pilling Weck Incorporated

Greatbatch Medical S.a.

James M Walsh

Chad E Ryshkus

Adam S Fedenia

Daniel J Kegg

Kevin K Marchant

Ratcheting screwdriver thumb actuator

A screwdriver having a handle and a scale for measuring torque transmitted to a screw and having a beam-type spring for transmitting the screwing torque. The handle and spring have a lost-motion connection therebetween, and there is limit stop in that connection. The handle is sealed against the entry of debris. The method of making the screwdriver is also disclosed.

Screwdriver assembly and method with torque measuring scale

A screwdriver with a spring and a torque measuring scale and a limit stop, useful in the medical arts. A connector provides attachment to a workpiece tool and to a screw which, when fastened, non-rotatably holds the connector which in turn pilots a handle for the driving rotation of the screwdriver. The handle is short and the spring is a helical spring. A method of assembling the screwdriver is disclosed along with the embodiment disclosure.

Screwdriver with torque measuring scale and method of making same

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Racine, WI, United States of America

James M Walsh