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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:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2007
Frederick E. Shelton, Iv, New Vienna, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Douglas J. Siebenaler, Maineville, OH (US);
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, New Vienna, OH (US);
James R. Giordano, Milford, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton, OH (US);
Douglas J. Siebenaler, Maineville, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An assembly including a component of a surgical instrument, such as an endoscopic or laparoscopic instrument. The assembly may comprise a package; a surgical instrument component within the package; and a power source within the package. The power source may be configured to be placed in electrical communication with the surgical instrument component. The assembly may also comprise an auxiliary power source within the package and a circuit element, where the circuit element is in electrical communication with the power source and the auxiliary power source.