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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:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Christopher Negus, Taunton, MA (US);
Stephen J Linhares, Taunton, MA (US);
Assignee:
PLC Medical Systems, Inc., Franklin, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 14 ; 606 13 ; 606 17 ; 606 19 ;
Abstract
A thoracoscopic transmyocardial revascularization handpiece assembly for a medical laser system which includes a barrel which fits between the patient's ribs, a handpiece which fits between the ribs, a contacting surface on one end of the handpiece with a width which fits between the patient's ribs, and a contacting surface which has a length larger than the width resulting in a contact surface with a surface area which is greater than the cross-sectional area of the handpiece and which yet still fits between the patient's ribs.