Claims
- 1. An instrument dispenser, comprising:
a) a compressible actuation handle having a proximal end and a distal end; b) an actuation sleeve on the distal end of the actuation handle; c) a ratcheting sleeve connected to the actuation sleeve; d) a ridged sleeve telescopically received within the ratcheting sleeve; and d) a lance telescopically received through the ridged sleeve, the ratcheting sleeve and the actuation sleeve, the ridged sleeve being fixed to the lance so that compression of the actuation handle causes elongation of the actuation handle and resulting reciprocal movement of the actuation sleeve and the ratcheting sleeve along the lance.
- 2. The dispenser of claim 1 further comprising an end sleeve fixed to the proximal end of the actuation handle and an adjusting screw received in the end sleeve.
- 3. The dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a wound clamp frictionally received on the lance.
- 4. The dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a tubular member telescopically received over the lance.
- 5. The dispenser of claim 4 wherein the tubular member is tapered toward a distal end of the lance.
- 6. The dispenser of claim 4 further wherein the tubular member is sized so as to spread apart slightly the halves of a wound clamp inserted over the tubular member.
- 7. An instrument dispenser, comprising:
a) an actuation handle having a first diameter and a first length in its relaxed state and a second diameter and a second length in its compressed state, the first diameter being larger than the second diameter and the second length being longer than the first length; b) an actuation sleeve fixed to the distal end of the actuation handle; c) an end sleeve fixed to the proximal end of the actuation sleeve; d) a ratcheting sleeve received on the distal end of the actuation sleeve; e) a ridged sleeve telescopically received within the ratcheting sleeve; and d) a lance telescopically received through the ridged sleeve, the ratcheting sleeve and the actuation sleeve, the ridged sleeve being fixed to the lance so that compression of the actuation handle causes reciprocal movement of the actuation sleeve and the ratcheting sleeve along the lance.
- 8. The dispenser of claim 7 further comprising an end sleeve fixed to the proximal end of the actuation handle and an adjusting screw received in the end sleeve.
- 9. The dispenser of claim 7 further comprising a wound clamp frictionally received on the lance.
- 10. The dispenser of claim 7 further comprising a tubular member telescopically received over the lance.
- 11. The dispenser of claim 10 wherein the tubular member is tapered toward a distal end of the lance.
- 12. The dispenser of claim 10 further wherein the tubular member is sized so as to spread apart slightly the halves of a wound clamp inserted over the tubular member.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/162,154, filed Jun. 4, 2002, currently co-pending, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/641,066, filed Aug. 17, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,488,695 B1.
Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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