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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:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael S. G. Bell, Ottawa, CA;
Leonard G. Lee, Almonte, CA;
Michael T. O'Malley, Appleton, CA;
Timothy J. Maxwell, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Canica Design Inc., Almonte, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ;
Abstract
A fixation and retraction system utilizing base components to which shielded magnet components attach in order to locate movable fixation and retraction components or other operating theater devices, such as surgical drapes. Use of rare earth magnets permits system components to be attached quickly, easily and securely in almost an infinite number of configurations.