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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. 01, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L Foshee, Cary, NC (US);
Warren Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Edward Weck, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 52 ; 606 41 ; 606205 ; 606208 ;
Abstract
A surgical instrument consisting of a disposable working member and a reusable handle member. The surgical instrument reduces the risk of cross-contamination as the parts of the instrument which enter the body cavity are disposable. The reusable handle is designed for quick and easy loading and unloading of the disposable working member or stem assembly. The reusable handle may be used with stem assemblies of various types, sizes and shapes.
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