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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:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Mark A. Bellafiore, Clearwater, FL (US);
Steven E. Fitts, Largo, FL (US);
Peter C. Miller, Largo, FL (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Bellafiore, Clearwater, FL (US);
Steven E. Fitts, Largo, FL (US);
Peter C. Miller, Largo, FL (US);
Assignee:
Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suture needle instrument having improved connection means enabling a hollow suture needled to be attached to a handle in a variety of orientations. The suture needle is provided with user accessible suture channels and suture advancing wheels to facilitate cleaning and repair.