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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:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Stoloff, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Albert M. Destefano, Jr., Raritan, NJ (US);
Curtis Tom, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 2/328 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 2/328 ;
Abstract
A portable enclosure for simulating surgical conditions using endoscopic instruments. The enclosure contains a pump and fluid reservoir and a canister in which an animal or synthetic tissue sample is placed within an adjustable cavity. The pump circulates fluid to an endoscopic instrument external to the enclosure enabling an individual to practice either monopolar or bipolar instrument techniques within the cavity and under conditions that simulate real life operating conditions.