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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1993
Filed:
May. 12, 1992
Gary J Miller, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew Lyons, Gainesville, FL (US);
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A locking surgical tool handle system. The invention includes a surgical tool handle that has an elongated body portion with a pistol-type grip. The front end of the handle body has a tool retaining structure comprising a contoured engagement face and a moveable tension bar with an engagement end. Projections on the engagement end of the tension bar fit within a receiving channel of a surgical tool, such as a broach or rasp. A locking mechanism is provided within the handle body, and is implemented with pivotable links attached to the tension bar. The locking mechanism has an unlocked position in which the engagement end of the tension bar is spaced away from the engagement face of the handle body, and an over-center locked position in which the engagement end of the tension bar is retracted toward the handle body. When the tool handle is placed in its locked position, the engagement end of the tension bar pulls an attached tool into tight contact with the engagement face of the handle body.