Patent ID: 7637915
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for immobilizing a surgical instrument, including: a base; a movable member coupled to the base yet capable of rotating with respect to the base; a spread-open first passage in a relaxable material that is disposed within the movable member, the first passage pre-biased open to freely pass the instrument therethrough, and the first passage sized and shaped to substantially immobilize the instrument with respect to the movable member by self-relaxing the material, when the open pre-bias is removed, to narrow the first passage about the instrument; wherein the base includes a mounting seat, sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the movable member, and a collar, sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of a locking member, the collar including a coupler to detachably engage the mounting seat; and wherein the coupler is a snap-fit leg.