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Surgical broach and broach holder

  • US 5,324,293 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1992
  • Issued: 06/28/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for holding a surgical broach during a surgical broaching procedure, the apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a handle body;

    (b) a handle bearing surface formed on a broach holding end of the handle body, the handle bearing surface being adapted to mate with a corresponding bearing surface formed on a surgical broach when the broach is in a broaching position with respect to the handle body;

    (c) an elastically deformable link member having a catch surface formed thereon and adapted to catch on a latch corner formed on the broach, the link member for catching on the latch corner of the broach to apply a connecting force between the broach and the handle body when the broach is in the broaching position, and elongating elastically in response to the connecting force; and

    (d) an elongated loading member pivotally connected to the handle body and to the link member for loading and maintaining the connecting force on the link member so that the link member holds the broach in the broaching position with respect to the handle body.

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