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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:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
May. 16, 1988
Frank S Harrington, Catonsville, MD (US);
Michael J Manyak, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A flexible holder and clamping assembly for adjustably holding cystoscopes or other endoscopic instruments and retractors or the like adjacent to or on an examination tables or the like is equipped with a unique clamping assembly which permits the holding of various sized instrument shafts. The clamping assembly is equipped with a vertically adjustable spring-biased C-shaped, open-sided region which is urged into a normally open position. The instrument shaft is, after positioning relative to the patient, slid sideways into the C-shaped jaw and retained between the jaw and a pair of circumferentially opposing notches of a tubular housing. The clamp also includes a head portion having various openings and a cavity for receiving the parts and connections of the clamping assembly.