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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a linking device for a surgical instrument ( ) comprising an axis of rotation ( ) including angular indexing means for limiting the mobile handle ( ) travel about the axis ( ) in operative position and for extending, in a predetermined position of said indexing means, the mobile handle ( ) travel about the axis ( ), without having to detach said handle for setting in place or removing the mobile element ( ).