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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:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John A Navis, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Janin Group, Aurora, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128849 ; 128856 ;
Abstract
A multipurpose, flexible cover for medical instruments with a closed-end cover that is optically clear throughout. The transparent cover is used with optical medical instruments such as cameras and lasers. The cover has a closed end that is a homogeneous polyurethane piece folded over itself and sealed along its side edges to form a receptacle to retain the medical instrument. The closed-end portion, which can be associated with a different types of cameras and lasers, is optically clear with surgical clarity.