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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
William J. Dickhans, Longmont, CO (US);
Carol L. Shaffer, Plymouth, MN (US);
Alex A. Peterson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Arlen J. Reschke, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A support system including a rail, a lower support, and an instrument support. The lower support is configured to receive a portion of a bronchoscope and to selectively fix the bronchoscope relative to the rail. The instrument support is slidably disposed on the rail and is selectively lockable to the rail. The instrument support is configured to releasably couple to a surgical instrument inserted through the bronchoscope to fix the position of a portion of the surgical instrument relative to the bronchoscope.
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