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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Rex Wesley Shores, Norfolk, MA (US);
Paul A. Cihak, Grapevine, TX (US);
Larry D. Estes, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Rex Wesley Shores, Norfolk, MA (US);
Paul A. Cihak, Grapevine, TX (US);
Larry D. Estes, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved coupling arrangements for medical instruments. In one example, a coupling system for a medical dissection tool includes: an internal passage adapted for receiving a portion of a medical dissection tool; and at least one locking member movable through a first angled path into a locked position to prevent the medical dissection tool from moving along a longitudinal axis of the internal passage.
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