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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:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Leslie Hamilton, Ringoes, NJ (US);
Richard Smith, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert F. Bencini, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/7064 ; A61B 1/7122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/7064 ; A61B 1/7122 ;
Abstract
A surgical device having a latching mechanism comprising a latch member; and a retaining member having at least one aperture adapted to receive and retain said latch member in a locked position, said latch member and said retaining member being of contrasting colors so that when the latch member is locked in place by the retaining member that the latch member's presence in the locked position is externally visible.
Published as:
CA2164181A1; EP0714633A1; AU3903095A; JPH08215201A; CN1132065A; ZA9510240B; BR9505605A; EP0714633B1; DE69515423D1; DE69515423T2; US6206897B1;