Multi purpose orthopedic ratcheting forceps
CA 1302827 C · Owner: Bogert, Roy · Inventors: Chapman, Michael W.; Mears, Dana C.; Edwards, Charles C.
Overview
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A forceps for use in orthopedic surgical procedures having readily interchangeable tip elements 500 600, 700, 800 and a reversible ratchet mechanism Fig. 3, for, controlling the tip elements. A variety of tips for compression and distraction are provided. The ratchet mechanism permits controlled increments of force to be applied to the tips.
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- Granted June 9, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 9, 2009.
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