Patent ID: 9572605
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a first member including an inner surface defining a passageway and extending between a first end that defines a first opening and a second end that defines a threaded second opening; a second member comprising a shaft extending between a first end and a second end and a cap positioned between the first and second ends of the shaft, the cap being rotatable relative to the shaft and comprising a threaded outer surface that engages the threaded second opening to couple the second member with the first member; and a third member extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the third member is releasably engageable with the first end of the shaft within the passageway such that the first end of the first member prevents passage of the first end of the third member through the first opening and the second end of the first member prevents passage of the second end of the shaft through the second opening.