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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:
Jul. 18, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey J Christian, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert D Berkowitz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Hogendijk, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey E Holmes, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Unisurge, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606207 ; 606174 ; 128751 ; 600104 ;
Abstract
Hand-held endoscopy assembly for use in performing a medical procedure comprising a hand-held endoscopy device having a bore extending therethrough. A surgical tool is removably mounted in the bore and is retained in a fixed longitudinal position within the device while permitting rotation of the tool in the device. A valve in the bore establishes a substantially fluid-tight seal between the bore and the tool.