Patent ID: 8115126
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being spaced from said proximal end and associated with a surgical tool, said housing including a housing wall defining an opening therein and a sealing surface adjacent said opening; and a control arrangement for permitting a user to control said instrument and being disposed in said opening, said control arrangement including an actuating member defining a button thereon accessible from an exterior of said housing and associated with a control function of said instrument, a sealing member disposed adjacent said actuating member in said opening, and a retaining clip disposed in said opening to secure said control arrangement to said housing, said retaining clip being compressible to permit installation of said retaining clip into said opening from said exterior of said housing and causing sealing engagement of said sealing member with said sealing surface of said housing wall upon installation of said retaining clip in said opening.