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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:
Jun. 14, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
John L Wardle, Shelton, CT (US);
Assignee:
Circon Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128-6 ; 128-4 ;
Abstract
An instrument of a generally tubular flexible shape for accessing a target area comprising an objective head, a control head and a flexible shaft therebetween. The control head has a repositionable instrument entry block for inserting a surgical instrument or washing fluid into the control and to a target area near the objective head. The control head also has a repositionable light post and vent valve assembly which may be repositioned after the instrument has been inserted into a target area. The light post and vent valve assembly may also comprise a connector for a disconnectable external light carrier.