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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.:

US 11259823 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2020

Electrically controllable surgical tools

Applicant:

Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME (US);

Inventors:

Robert D. Ecker, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);

Mohsen Shahinpoor, Bangor, ME (US);

Assignees:

Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME (US);

Board of Trustees of the University of Maine System, Orono, ME (US);

Attorneys:

McCarter & English, LLP

David G. Conlin

Primary Examiner:

Thomas McEvoy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/50 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61B 17/50 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to electrically controllable surgical tools. In general, surgical devices are provided having an electrically controllable, fingered operating end for use in angiography, endovascular and/or neurological surgery. The finger(s) at the operating end can be made from ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) material to facilitate control of the finger(s).

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ecker, Robert. (2022). Electrically controllable surgical tools (U.S. Patent No. 11259823). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11259823

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