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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. 11, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian W Foster, Trumbull, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206364 ; 206438 ; 206564 ; 206471 ;
Abstract
A package for an elongated surgical instrument having a handle portion, an elongated body portion and a working distal end. The package includes a first channel for receiving the handle portion, a second channel for receiving the body portion and a third channel for receiving the working distal end. At least one flange retains the handle portion in the first channel and a second plurality of flanges retain the elongated body portion in the second channel.