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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
May. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Brown, Edinburg, GB;
Gordon Stuart, Edinburg, GB;
Geoffrey DeYoung, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Andrew John Schuessler, Trenton, NJ (US);
George Schob, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Mufutau G Olatunji, Buford, GA (US);
Eugene Reynolds, Freehold, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F / ; C25F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205672 ;
Abstract
A continuous process for electropolishing surgical needles. Surgical needles are mounted to an electrically conductive carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are then moved continuously through an electropolishing bath and the needles are maintained in the bath for a sufficient period of time to effectively polish the needles.