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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1976
Donald J Mosior, Mundelein, IL (US);
Charles D Cawood, Jr, Houston, TX (US);
Michael H Ekinaka, Irvine, CA (US);
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved surgical instrument having a sheath, a grasping and/or cutting jaw assembly at one end of the sheath, a housing at the sheath's opposite end, and a plunger slidably supported by the housing and connected to the jaw assembly by means of an actuator rod extending through the sheath. The housing and plunger portions of the instrument are adapted to be coupled to a handle unit, if desired, for manipulation of the instrument and operation of the jaw assembly. The structure and method for facilitating quick removal and replacement of the jaw assembly and actuator rod are disclosed.