Patents Assigned to Palm Beach Medical Engineering, Inc.
  • Surgical operating instrument
    Patent number: 4644952
    Abstract: A compact surgical operating instrument, including an elongated cylindrical housing supporting a projecting shaft which is mounted for reciprocation by a coaxially arranged cam assembly rotated by a motor drive. The cam assembly includes two continuous, opposed, canted cam surfaces which positively and alternatively drive forwardly and rearwardly a cam follower mounted on the inner end of said shaft, thereby converting rotation of the cam assembly to reciprocal movement of said shaft without the use of return springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Palm Beach Medical Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Patipa, Thomas A. McMillan, Henry W. Mitchell