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Surgical instrument configured to be disassembled for cleaning

  • US 5,603,723 A
  • Filed: 01/11/1995
  • Issued: 02/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical apparatus configured to be disassembled for cleaning and reassembled for utilization comprising:

  • a) a handle assembly including a barrel portion and an actuation handle pivotally associated with the barrel portion;

    b) an elongate body assembly having opposed proximal and distal end portions and an interior bore extending therethrough, a proximal end portion of the elongate body releasably engaged within the barrel portion of the handle assembly;

    c) an elongate control shaft dimensioned to extend through the interior bore of the body assembly and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, a jaw housing attached to the distal end portion of the control shaft, and a pair of jaw members supported in the housing and actuable by the control shaft, the jaw housing releasably engaged to the body assembly within the interior bore thereof; and

    d) an engaging mechanism associated with the barrel portion of the handle assembly, the engaging mechanism releasably engaging the control shaft adjacent the proximal end thereof, whereby pivotal movement of the actuation handle effectuates cooperative movement of the jaw members between open and closed positions.

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