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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:
Sep. 26, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald L Metcalf, Burnsville, MN (US);
Vern E Radewald, Maplewood, MN (US);
Melinda K Samples, Roseville, MN (US);
Kraig M Keister, Bloomington, MN (US);
George L Sommerfeld, Shoreview, MN (US);
Alan J Solyntjes, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604164 ; 604264 ; 206366 ; 206571 ;
Abstract
A kit assembly for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The kit assembly may have a plurality of cannula or a plurality of trocar assemblies. The kit assembly affords the convenient use of different types of trocar or cannula assemblies during a laparoscopic surgical procedure.