Patent ID: 6520979
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A connecting device for a surgical instrument (1) comprising a main body with a fixed element (4) that is extended by a fixed grip (3), an axis of rotation (6) around which pivots a mobile grip (5) for the bringing about of a longitudinal movement of a mobile element (8) with respect to the fixed element (4) and elastic means (7) that make possible a return movement of the mobile grip (5) with respect to the fixed grip (3), characterized in that the axis of rotation (6) comprises angular indexing means (40, 41) elastically loaded by a spring (39) so as to make possible, on the one hand, to limit the travel of the mobile grip (5) around the axis (6) in an operating position and, on the other hand, to extend in a defined position of said indexing means the travel of the mobile grip (5) around the axis (6), without disassembling said grip, to permit the positioning or the withdrawal of the mobile element (8).