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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:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2005
Applicants:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
David Stefanchik, Morrow, OH (US);
James T. Spivey, Loveland, OH (US);
Omar J. Vakharia, Mason, OH (US);
Rick D. Applegate, Florence, KY (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for positioning a device, such as an endcap, on an endoscope is disclosed. The method can be used, for example, for facilitating pressing an endcap onto an endoscope, including in those applications where the endscope is disposed in a sheath and the endcap is positioned at the distal end of the sheath.
Published as:
CA2547037A1; CN1861012A; EP1721567A2; US2006258910A1; KR20060117285A; AU2006202011A1; EP1721567A3; JP2006334397A; SG127818A1; BRPI0602624A; AR055951A1; US7648457B2; JP5042522B2;