Patent ID: 6165180
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A handle for attachment to a laparoscopic medical device having a proximal end and a distal end, said handle comprising:(a) an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end and an essentially circular cross-section suitable for passage through a trocar used in laparoscopic surgery;(b) an attachment means at the distal end of the elongated body for detachable connection to the proximal end of a laparoscopic medical device;(c) a grasping means at the proximal end of the elongated body for being grasped and manipulated with forceps and thereby pulled, along with the attached laparoscopic medical device, through the trocar;whereby the handle is essentially self-aligning when pulled by forceps through the trocar using the grasping means.