Patent ID: 6790208
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A rod gripper, comprising:a holder body provided at its tip end with a rod-hooking portion having a first recess hooking a rod, a slider provided at its tip end with a rod-pressing portion having a second recess facing said first recess of said rod-hooking portion, a guiding mechanism guiding said slider in a position where said second recess of said rod-pressing portion is joined to said first recess of said rod-hooking portion via said rod, and a pressing state holding mechanism holding said rod in a state in which said rod is pressed between said first recess of said rod-hooking portion and said second recess of said rod-pressing portion at said position, wherein said guiding mechanism comprises a guide slit provided in said holder body, and a support piece provided with said slider and, engaged with and supported by said guide slit such that said support piece can move along said guide slit.