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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:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
May. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Greg Furnish, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Snowden-Pencer, Inc., Tucker, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-1 ; 606170 ; 606206 ; 606208 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a hand-held surgical instrument with an improved handle, the instrument being of the type generally comprised of a handle and a tool with a body member having at least one articulated member thereon. The handle of the present invention has an elongated base, an elongated lever, means for connecting the lever and base at a rearward pivot point, means for actuating the surgical tool, utilizing movement of the handle lever between an open and a closed position, means for biasing the lever in an open position, and a means for securing the lever at a plurality of preselected points between the open and closed positions.