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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:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen DiMatteo, Seekonk, MA (US);
Brian Estabrook, Foxboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606169 ; 604 22 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic surgical instrument in accordance with the present invention includes a transmission component adapted to receive ultrasonic vibration from a transducer assembly and to transmit the ultrasonic vibration from a first end to a second end. The transmission component has an aperture to allow torque to be coupled to the transmission rod.
Published as:
CA2252789A1; WO9837818A1; AU6170698A; US5810859A; EP0917446A1; AU717155B2; JP2000509635A; EP0917446B1; DE69829827D1; EP0917446B8; DE69829827T2; DE69829827T8; CA2252789C;