US 11,832,831 B2
Dynamic locking device
Martin Masson, Keller, TX (US)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC., Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed by Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,167.
Application 17/526,167 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,138, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,172,938.
Application 16/298,138 is a continuation of application No. 15/383,817, filed on Dec. 19, 2016, granted, now 10,226,260, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 15/383,817 is a continuation of application No. 13/870,675, filed on Apr. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,526,509, issued on Dec. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071638 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/162 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for locking a surgical tool to a handpiece, comprising:
attaching the surgical tool to a locking member before inserting the surgical tool into the handpiece;
linearly inserting the surgical tool and the locking member into the handpiece; and
locking the surgical tool and the locking member to the handpiece by only rotating the surgical tool and the locking member in the handpiece, wherein attaching the surgical tool to the locking member includes receiving the surgical tool into a radially expandable slot defined in the locking member.