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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.:

US 9517105 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016

Filed:

May. 27, 2015

Movable holder for medical instruments and associated methods

Applicant:

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventors:

Brian Carette, Manchester, NH (US);

George P. Hannafin, Hudson, NH (US);

Assignee:

Symmetry Medical Manufacturing, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorney:

Hayes Soloway, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Regina M Yoo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/0256 (2013.01); A61B 19/0271 (2013.01); A61L 2/06 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); A61B 2019/267 (2013.01); A61C 19/00 (2013.01); A61C 19/002 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4984 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract

A movable instrument holding apparatus and method of retaining a medical instrument with a movable instrument holding apparatus are disclosed. The movable instrument holding apparatus includes a housing structure retaining a gripping structure. A rail is connected to the housing structure. A depressible arm is connected to the rail, the depressible arm having a first quantity of ratchet teeth, wherein the first quantity of ratchet teeth is movable with the depressible arm. A track is sized to receive the rail, wherein the track has a second quantity of ratchet teeth, and wherein the first quantity of ratchet teeth are engagable with the second quantity of ratchet teeth when the rail is positioned at least partially within the track.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Carette, Brian. (2016). Movable holder for medical instruments and associated methods (U.S. Patent No. 9517105). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9517105

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