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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. 10, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith L. Milliman, Bethel, CT (US);
Lisa W. Heaton, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000 ;
Abstract
A surgical apparatus for removing tissue, which includes (i) an elongated body defining an opening at a distal end and forming a tissue receiving cavity in communication with the opening (ii) a blunt dilator at least partially disposed in the tissue receiving cavity and (iii) a cutting member operatively movable transverse to the elongated body in proximity to the opening.
Published as:
CA2184973A1; EP0761170A2; EP0761170A3; US5817034A; DE29623929U1; EP1051946A2; EP1051946A3; US6213957B1;