Abstract: An endoscope having three offset sheaths of which one terminates in the ocular of a telescope lens system included in the instrument, the sheaths being so arranged with the instrument as a whole as to reduce fatigue in the bicep and deltoid muscles of the surgeon.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 1979
Date of Patent:
April 14, 1981
Assignee:
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation
Abstract: An applicator for a spring-biased surgical clip, including a pair of independently moveable push rods of which one is moveable distally against a first spring bias while both are moveable proximally against a second spring bias.
Abstract: A surgical accessory equipment housing having mounting pads at the lower corners which permit stacking of a plurality of such housings by serving as a non-slip support for the bottom housing and as an interlocked spacer between the stacked housings. Each pad has a right angular foot which engages the upper corner of a subjacent housing with spacer ribs disposed between the housings. The bottom housing rests on a flat surface, supported by the four feet of its mounting pads.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 9, 1978
Date of Patent:
May 22, 1979
Assignee:
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation