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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1992
Gregg D Scheller, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Kurt W Gampp, Jr, Ellisville, MO (US);
Michael D Auld, Ballwin, MO (US);
Synergetics, Inc., Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
A microsurgical instrument is comprised of a handle and a plurality of interchangeable instrument heads. Each of the instrument heads is constructed to perform a microsurgical operation such as forcep clamping and scissors cutting in a plane parallel to a longitudinal axis of the instrument, and in a plane positioned at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the instrument. The instrument handle is comprised of an exterior surface formed as at least two lever arms that are manually manipulable laterally toward and away from the longitudinal axis of the instrument to control the surgical operation performed by the instrument head connected with the handle. Because the entire handle exterior surface is manipulated to operate the instrument head connected with the handle, the instrument need not be held at any specific orientation relative to the hand in order to easily operate the instrument head by manipulating the fingers of the hand.