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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:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Donahue, Pottstown, PA (US);
Graham Smith, Plaistow, NH (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606170 ; 606171 ; 606180 ; 604 22 ;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes a support member that extends distally from a base, carrying at a distal region a window defining an opening. A surgical tool at least partially disposed in the distal region is movable with respect to the window to cut tissue extending through the opening. A shield also at least partially disposed in the distal region is movable with respect to the window to at least partially cover the opening.