ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,378, issued on April 14.
"Quick connect mechanism for mounting of medical instruments" was invented by Jacob Ryan Lehrke (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connect mechanism for a medical instrument is provided. The quick connect mechanism includes a post and a mating cup that allows for quick mounting, controlled use, and easy dismounting of medical instruments. A set of post teeth are disposed circumferentially around a body proximate a base of the post and are configured to mate and interlock with a set of cup teeth disposed proximate the cup. The post teeth and cup teeth interlock to restrict rotation of...