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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. 31, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Vetrecin, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Bruce Hersey, San Angelo, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148280 ; 148283 ; 148284 ; 148286 ; 148287 ; 20415751 ; 422 23 ;
Abstract
A process for blackening the surfaces of a metal alloy surgical needle or a metal alloy surgical instrument. The process consists of exposing the surfaces of a metal alloy surgical needle or surgical instrument to a gaseous plasma for a sufficient amount of time to effectively blacken the surfaces of the needle or instrument.