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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth S Wales, Mason, OH (US);
Charles A Hansford, Hamilton, OH (US);
J David Hughett, Hamilton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-1 ; 606205 ;
Abstract
A surgical instrument including a handle and a trigger is designed to be closed and latched by the operator, and includes a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a latch on the grip, a latch knob including a latching notch on the trigger and a latch guide on the trigger to guide the latch hook into the latching notch.
Wales, Kenneth. (1998). Latch mechanism for surgical instruments (U.S. Patent No. 5730740). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5730740
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