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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. 02, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1994
William S Nettekoven, Sandy, UT (US);
Eric S Steckel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
MegaDyne Medical Products, Inc., Draper, UT (US);
Abstract
An instrument for use in electrosurgical procedures wherein coatings of two different materials are disposed on external surfaces. The first of these materials is selected to provide the principal insulating qualities desired, whereas the second is included to provide an indication of deterioration. The relative characteristics between the two coatings is selected so that when the visual appearance of the second coating progresses to a predetermined level, the insulating qualities of the first coating will still be satisfactory but approaching a point when the instrument has reached the end of its useful life, thus providing a ready and passive visual indication of the time when the instrument should be replaced.