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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:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A. Beutter, San Jose, CA (US);
Huei Liang Chang, Milpitas, CA (US);
YanPeng Ng, Cuppertino, CA (US);
Bader-Eddine Bellahsene, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/07 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/07 ;
Abstract
An endoscope ( ) with an elongated shaft ( ) and a light post ( ). One or more sensed elements are fitted to the light post. The sensed elements may be magnets ( ). The sensed elements may be mounted in an adapter ( ) that is removably attached to the light post.