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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pilling Weck, Incorporated, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 74575 ; 2271751 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical instrument which prevents backlash due to reduction of applied force on the handle or trigger of the surgical instrument. The instrument includes a clutch system that is adapted to maintain the position of the portion of the driver that is in mechanical communication with the forming tool upon reduction of the applied force.
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