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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Morgan, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cory Kimball, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher Pitaniello, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Demetrius Harris, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Geoffrey S. Strobl, Williamsburg, OH (US);
William D. Shaw, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ellen Renner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David K. Norvell, Monroe, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, surgical devices including visual indicators thereon are provided. A user of the device therefore may quickly visually ascertain various operational details of the surgical device and/or various pieces of information about the device and/or tissue of a patient being operated on.