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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1993
Carl T Urban, Norwalk, CT (US);
Marc J Theroux, Bethel, CT (US);
Kourash Azarbarzin, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Maria E Lopez-Isa, Shelton, CT (US);
Andrew J McCarthy, Fairfield, CT (US);
Csaba L Rethy, Fairfield, CT (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A device for positioning a surgical instrument having an elongated portion, the device comprising a housing having an opening therethrough to receive the elongated instrument portion and an actuation member mounted to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position. The actuation member overlaps a portion of said opening in said second position to prevent movement of the elongated portion of the instrument. The actuation member may be movable along a plane parallel, perpendicular or lateral to a longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument.