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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Storz Endoskop GmbH, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/732 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for treating body tissue with ultrasound is provided having a generator and means for transmitting ultrasound to the tissue. The apparatus comprises a hollow probe for suctioning off treated tissue. The hollow probe is provided with a cutting blade in the region of the distal end of the probe and grasping means having a first and a second jaw are provided.
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