Patent ID: 11925358
Assignee: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical cutting device having interchanging blades, comprising:
a blade disposed adjacent to a footplate for engaging with the footplate to sever surgical material;
a lever pivoting about a pivot axis on a handle for disposing the blade against the footplate, the handle including a handle base and handle slide;
an interlocking member on the handle base;
an interchangeable tip including the blade, footplate and a rail, the blade in slidable communication with the rail for actuation against the footplate, the interchangeable tip including a blade portion and a footplate portion having an engaging slot; and
a detachable linkage between the handle and the interchangeable tip for disengaging the interchangeable tip, the detachable linkage defined by opposed cleats on the handle base and handle slide adapted for engagement with corresponding receptacles on the footplate portion and the blade portion, respectively, and
the handle responsive to transverse movement of the interchangeable tip for engaging the detachable linkage, the interlocking member disposed for longitudinal movement perpendicular to the transverse movement for engaging the engaging slot.