Patent ID: 8657823
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A rongeur comprising: an elongated shank having a distal end and a proximal end, a bore being disposed in the distal end of the shank; an elongated crossbar having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to reciprocate axially with respect to the shank, the crossbar moving between a retracted position and a tissue capturing position, a bore being disposed in the distal end of the crossbar; a first handle fixedly configured to the shank proximal end and a second handle pivotably attached to the shank proximal end about a pivot axis; a first tip selectively connected to the shank, the first tip having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a reduced diameter post with a pair of recessed slots disposed therein, wherein in a selectively connected position the reduced diameter post of the first tip is received in the bore of the shank; a second tip selectively connected to the crossbar, the second tip having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a reduced diameter post with a pair of recessed slots disposed therein, wherein in a selectively connected position the reduced diameter post of the second tip is received in the bore of the crossbar; and a first release lever connected to the shank and a second release lever connected to the crossbar, each of the first and second release levers having a pair of projecting shoulders, wherein the pair of recessed slots in each of the first and second tips matingly receives the pair of projecting shoulders on the first and second release levers, respectively.