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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:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
James J. Meyer, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for coring out or dissecting an anal sphincter and mobilizing a rectum of an animal includes a probe attached to a first side of a support member and at least one knife blade attached to the support member a fixed distance from the probe. The distance from the surface of the probe to the knife blade is greater than a thickness of a rectal wall.