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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael W. Smith, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
Biomedical Disposal, Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/122 ; A61G 1/200 ; A61L 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 1/122 ; A61G 1/200 ; A61L 1/100 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to an apparatus for destroying metal needles having a shaft, hub, and a tip comprising first and second electrodes spaced in an overlapping relationship. The first electrode is generally disc shaped and the second electrode is generally cylindrically shaped. The apparatus also includes a power source connected across the first and second electrodes.