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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:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F Welch, Maineville, OH (US);
John P Measamer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606208 ; 606206 ;
Abstract
A surgical instrument including an improved handle and latching mechanism is described. The handle comprises an instrument trigger pivotally connected to an instrument body with a toggle link connecting the instrument trigger to an actuating mechanism in the handle. The toggle link includes a latch notch or latch stop which is adapted to receive a latch link which is pivotally connected to the handle at a first end and contacts the toggle link at a second end. A latch trigger is adapted to contact the latch link.