Patent ID: 9532771
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A coupling for holding a surgical instrument in position during a surgical procedure, said surgical instrument including a shaft, said coupling comprising: a sleeve including two leaves connected by a hinging element, said hinging element being arranged and constructed to wrap around the shaft and hold the shaft securely with said two leaves being disposed in an overlapping configuration, wherein each of said two leaves includes an inner leaf surface and wherein in said overlapping configuration said inner surfaces are in contact with each other; and a grip having a grip body configured and sized to be held by a person during die surgical procedure and a mounting element attached to said grip body and arranged and constructed to selectively engage and secure immovably said leaves; wherein said mounting element includes a first win and a second wing configured to move between a first wing position in which the wings are separated and a second wing position in which said wings cooperate to engage and secure said two leaves between said wings.