Surgical broach and broach holder
First Claim
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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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a surgical broach during a surgical broaching procedure comprises a handle body with a handle bearing surface formed on one end of the body, an elastically deformable link member, and a loading arrangement connected to the handle body. The loading arrangement is adapted to apply a tensile connecting force on the link member and the link member is adapted to apply the connecting force to the broach to be connected to the handle. The connecting force applied to the broach by the link member pulls the broach toward the handle body with the handle bearing surface mating with a corresponding bearing surface formed on the broach. The broach includes a latch surface by which the connecting force is applied to the broach with the link member.
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8 Claims
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1. An apparatus for holding a surgical broach during a surgical broaching procedure, the apparatus comprising:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a surgical tool holding apparatus having a handle body by which a surgical tool may be manipulated during a surgical procedure, the improvement comprising:
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(a) an elastically deformable link member having a catch surface formed thereon and adapted to catch on a latch corner formed on the surgical tool, the link member for catching on the latch corner of the surgical tool to apply a connecting force between the surgical tool and the handle body when the tool is in a connected position in which a bearing surface formed on the surgical tool mates with a bearing surface formed on the handle body, and for elongating elastically in response to the connecting force; and (b) 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. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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