The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 01, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Michael R. Treat, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Michael R. Treat, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New york, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprises two oppositely-positioned working numbers each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface. The instrument also comprises at least one ring member affixed to a least one of the working members to encompass one or more of a user's fingers. In one embodiment at least one working surface has a heating element to cut or seal and cut tissue.