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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:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R Morris, Sedalia, CO (US);
Assignee:
MediCor Corporation, Wheeling, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340647 ; 340664 ; 3406935 ; 361 42 ; 606 35 ; 606 46 ;
Abstract
A device suitable for testing the integrity of insulation coating an electrosurgical instrument is described. The device includes a test sleeve and a fault detection unit. The test sleeve is generally tubular and defines an open bore with a resilient conductive lining mounted therein. The fault detection unit is coupled to the conductive lining such that establishment of an erroneous current path between the conductive lining and an electrosurgical device is detected.