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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:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
David L Brodsky, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
The Kendall Company, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128-4 ; 126263 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preheating an optical instrument prior to use thereof in a medical procedure, wherein the optical instrument includes an elongated optical shaft portion. The apparatus includes a casing for receiving the optical shaft portion therein and a heater mechanism in the casing for heating the shaft portion. The method includes the steps of assembling the shaft portion in the casing and leaving it therein until the shaft portion has been heated to at least the normal body temperature of a patient.