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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Earl C. Downey, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Earl C. Downey, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A surgical devicewith an ergonomic handleand, an elongated tubular portionextending from the ergonomic handleto a functional end. The elongated tubular portionhas a longitudinal axis, and a finger actuatoris positioned substantially in line with this axis. Furthermore, the surgical devicemay also include a rodfunctionally disposed within the tubular portionalong the longitudinal axis. The rodmay be coupled proximally to the finger actuatorand distally to the functional end, such that bidirectional pressure applied by the user's finger to the finger actuatoralong the longitudinal axismanipulates the functional endin a bidirectional manner in response to or in a common direction to the bidirectional pressure. The surgical devicemay further comprise a ratcheting mechanismto lock the finger actuatorin a fixed position, thus locking the functional endin a fixed position. Additionally, the functional endmay be free to rotate around the longitudinal axis, and the elongated tubular portionmay be detachable from the ergonomic handle