US Patent 7862553 Tip and shaft connection for medical device

Patent 7862553 was granted and assigned to Microline Surgical on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Microline Surgical

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7862553

Patent Inventor Names

Michael Ewaschuk0

Date of Patent

January 4, 2011

Patent Application Number

11179509

Date Filed

July 13, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Henry M Johnson, III

Patent abstract

A medical device includes a tube end to which a tip having a medical tool is attached. The tip includes a tip housing and a lock tab, as well as a yoke. The tube end includes an outer tube and an inner shaft, in which the inner shaft engages the yoke and the outer tube engages the tip housing. The lock tab fits into a recess in the outer tube to prevent twisting of the tip when engaged with the tube end, and the yoke includes a locking ring to which a spring protrudes, to fixedly and detachably connect the tip to the tube end.