Patent ID: 8317791
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B,A61C,B25B

Abstract:
1. A surgical device comprising: a rod attached on a first end to a rotatable handle and a second end opposite the first end to a surgical implement; a first torque limiting element connected to the handle; and a second torque limiting element operably connected to the rod and surgical implement and releasably engageable with the first torque limiting element, wherein rotation of the handle causes rotation of the rod and surgical implement, wherein when a rotational force applied to the handle exceeds a predetermined torque limit, the first torque limiting element disengages from the second torque limiting element, so that the handle is rotatable without rotation of the rod and surgical implement; and a first surface attached to the handle and in biased contact with a second surface attached to the rod, the first torque limiting element further comprising a projection from the first surface and the second torque limiting element further comprising a notch in the second surface for releasably engaging the projection.