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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. 08, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Deborah M Transue, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 26 ; 604170 ; 604158 ; 606185 ;
Abstract
Packaging for use in transportation and handling of a surgical instrument including a safety device which prevents engagement of the instrument or movement of a safety mechanism from a safety position. In a preferred embodiment the safety device is a safety interposer shaped to fit into a slot in the shaft of a Veress-type needle. The safety interposer acts as a physical barrier to prevent the movement of an inner needle with respect to an outer needle, thereby preventing exposure of the sharp edges of the outer needle particularly during transportation or handling.