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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:
Jan. 30, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy Bogert, Lincoln Park, NJ (US);
Michael W Chapman, Sacramento, CA (US);
Charles C Edwards, Baltimore, MD (US);
Dana C Mears, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 86 ; 128 17 ; 81337 ; 81328 ; 81423 ; 814275 ; 606207 ; 606208 ;
Abstract
A forceps for use in orthopedic surgical procedures having readily interchangeable tip elements and a reversible ratchet mechanism, for controlling the tip elements. A variety of tips for compression and distraction are provided. The ratchet mechanism permits controlled increments of force to be applied to the tips.