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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:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel J. McKernan, Sylvania, OH (US);
Gene W. Kammerer, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Keith Seritella, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Joan M. Sullivan, Hanover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 ;
Abstract
An obturator for use in surgical procedures, particularly minimally invasive procedures. The obturator has an elongated member having a distal piercing tip. The obturator also has a longitudinal groove for containing a surgical instrument for insertion into a body space.