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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2021
Biedermann Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Donaueschingen, DE;
Timo Biedermann, Trossingen, DE;
Achim Schünemann, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG, Donaueschingen, DE;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a handle having first and second ends and a passage that extends between the ends, wherein a maximum height of the handle is less than a lateral length of the handle, a shaft having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis that extends between the ends, and a coaxial channel that extends completely through the shaft, wherein the shaft is releasably connectable to the handle when the first end of the shaft is inserted from the second end of the handle into the passage to a position closer to the first end of the handle than to the second end of the handle, and a secondary instrument configured to be inserted from the first end of the shaft into the channel and to extend out of the second end of the shaft when the shaft and the handle are connected to one another.