Patent ID: 6926526

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a medical instrument having a handle, said handle having a transverse axis, said handle having an aperture defined therein coincident with said transverse axis; a mounting head having a shaft extending therefrom, said shaft adapted to be inserted into the aperture defined in said handle of said medical instrument; and, a ligature operatively connected to said mounting head, said ligature adapted to secure said medical instrument to said mounting head, said ligature being at least partially elastic, said handle of said medical instrument being positioned between said elastic ligature and a first frusto-conical section; wherein said mounting head is a single piece and further comprises said first frusto-conical section transitioning into a second frusto-conical section via a shelf, said first frusto-conical section having a first end with a diameter d 1 and a second end with a diameter d 2 , said second frusto-conical section having a first end with a diameter d 3 and a second end d 4 , wherein d 1 <d 2 <d 3 <d 4 .