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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Daniel W. Price, Loveland, OH (US);
Galen C. Robertson, Apex, NC (US);
Cory G. Kimball, Hamilton, OH (US);
Scott A. Woodruff, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew C. Miller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kip M. Rupp, New Richmond, OH (US);
Carrie I. Hensley, Yulee, FL (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carl J. Draginoff, Jr., Mason, OH (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
A handle assembly for a handheld surgical instrument is disclosed. The handle assembly may include a body portion extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, a fixed handle interfaced with the body portion and extending downwardly from the body portion and away from the longitudinal axis, and a detachable handle portion. The fixed handle may define a proximal contact surface. The detachable handle portion may define an internal surface configured to interface with the proximal contact surface of the fixed handle and comprise at least one attachment feature to removably couple the detachable handle portion to the fixed handle.