Patent ID: 7686533
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A61B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A universal coupler comprising: a body including a boss having an internal bore therethrough; a locking shaft including a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions integrally formed with each other, the second portion disposed within the internal bore of said body; a trigger rotatably mounted relative to said body and including a trigger body having a bore receiving and rotatably fixing said trigger to the second portion of said locking shaft and a portion extending therefrom; a spring connected to said body biasing said extending portion of said trigger such that said trigger remains in a first, locking position; and a connection portion connected to said body for facilitating the connection of said universal coupler to an ancillary instrument, wherein actuation of said trigger from said first, locking position to a second, unlocking position rotates the first and second portions of said locking shaft from a first position in which said first portion is misaligned from said boss, to a second position in which said first portion is aligned with said boss.