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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Shukla Medical, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Inventors:
Evan G. Leibowitz, Linden, NJ (US);
Zachary Robert Sweitzer, Keyport, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Shukla Medical, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B25G 3/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); B25G 3/18 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handle for a surgical tool including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end with a gripping handle affixed to the proximal end of the shaft. A bushing is attached to the distal end of the shaft, the bushing including a plurality of flexible members circumferentially spaced apart. The handle further includes a sleeve circumscribing the shaft and the bushing. The sleeve is moveable between a first position substantially covering an entirety of the bushing and a second position spaced from a most distal end of the bushing.