ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,222, issued on June 17, was assigned to ECA Medical Instruments (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
"Shaft retention mechanism" was invented by Michael J. Milella (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention assembly for connecting a base to a tool having a shaft includes a shaft engagement socket defining a shaft receptacle configured to receive the shaft; a retainer configured to secure the shaft to the shaft engagement socket, the retainer having a body with an opening that can receive the shaft; and at least one finger extending from the body, defining a sliding surface, and being configured to contact the shaft. The sl...