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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. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A handle assembly (,) has a handle body (,), an arm (,) and a trigger mechanism (,). The handle body (,) has a recess (,) for receiving an instrument to be held by the handle assembly (,). The arm (,) pivots in relation to the handle body (,) and the trigger mechanism (,) holds the arm (,) in two positions relative to the handle body (,). A third position enables the arm (,) to be detached from the handle body (,). In the first position, the arm (,) is locked adjacent the handle body (,) such that a projection (,) from the arm (,) engages the recess (,) in which a neck of an instrument being held can be inserted.