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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. 10, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry Hui, Laguana Niguel, CA (US);
Leslie A Feldman, Calabasas Hills, CA (US);
Hung P Nguyen, Torrance, CA (US);
Debra Timm, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Ron Albers, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., Arlington, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600133 ; 600101 ; 600160 ; 365115 ; 365117 ;
Abstract
Medical instruments incorporating solid lubricants are shown to survive an oxidizing sterilization process if they employ solid lubricants free from disulfide and diselenide compounds such as molybdenum disulfide and the instrument is kept free from such compounds. PTFE, powdered graphite and boron nitride are preferred solid lubricants. Of particular importance are flexible endoscope employing solid lubricants on fiber optic bundles encased in elastomeric coverings.