Surgical instrument holder
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument holder, adapted to removably retain one of a multiplicity of instruments for laparoscopic surgery;
- said surgical instruments comprising elongated thin-wall tubular shafts, or various diameters;
said holder comprising a pair of moveable jaws for gripping said thin-wall tubular shaft, without deforming the walls thereof, the inner face of at least one of said jaws including an indentation for receiving and securely retaining said thin-walled tubular shafts of various diameters;
a bolt rotatably positioned through said moveable jaws;
a handle operatively secured to one end of said bolt for moving said jaws;
an attachment member mounted to said holder for removably securing said holder to an operating room table supporting apparatus;
whereby said surgical instrument may be stably positioned during laparoscopic surgery without support from humans.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument holder, adapted to be received and retained by an operating room table clamping apparatus is disclosed. The inventive holder is particularly suited for adjustably mounting and stabilizing a laparoscope, endoscope or similar instrument which has an elongated shaft. The holder comprises a clamping assembly mounted at one end of the holder for holding the shaft of the instrument. The clamping assembly includes a pair of movable jaws adapted for being closed about the shaft of the instrument. Means carried by another end of the holder for cooperating with the operating room table clamping apparatus are provided.
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34 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument holder, adapted to removably retain one of a multiplicity of instruments for laparoscopic surgery;
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said surgical instruments comprising elongated thin-wall tubular shafts, or various diameters; said holder comprising a pair of moveable jaws for gripping said thin-wall tubular shaft, without deforming the walls thereof, the inner face of at least one of said jaws including an indentation for receiving and securely retaining said thin-walled tubular shafts of various diameters; a bolt rotatably positioned through said moveable jaws; a handle operatively secured to one end of said bolt for moving said jaws; an attachment member mounted to said holder for removably securing said holder to an operating room table supporting apparatus; whereby said surgical instrument may be stably positioned during laparoscopic surgery without support from humans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A holder for a disposable trocar adapted to removably retain the head of the disposable trocar which is generally made of plastic, said holder comprising:
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a pair of moveable jaws for security gripping said trocar head, the inner face of at least one of said jaws including a plurality of serrations; a bolt rotatably positioned through said movable jaws for moving said jaws; means for preventing said jaws from closing beyond a predetermined distance to prevent said holder from being inadvertently applied to non-disposable laparoscopic instruments and thereby damaging said non-disposable instruments; an attachment member, mounted to said holder, adapted to attach the holder to an operating room table supporting apparatus; whereby said trocar may be stably positioned during laparoscopic surgery without support from humans. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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